Chapter 255: Top Graduate Flower, Immortal Water

Lu Xiu finally lived again, and he didn't ask for longevity in his heart. The only thing he couldn't let go of was his powerlessness when facing evil spirits.

If he had the ability to break evil and exorcise demons, why would he let Yang Mingchun act recklessly until now?

"Thanks to the master for not abandoning me, the disciple is willing to learn the method of standing and protecting the Dao!"

Lu Xiu made up his mind. If he could really learn the true method, he would inevitably walk in the world, slay demons and subdue monsters. Even if he couldn't return the world to clarity, he would do his best to reduce some grievances and injustices in this world.

"You don't have to be like this. My Dao is not suitable for you, and I can't be your master. The method of Wenxin Carving Dragon is something I obtained by chance. The most I can do is lead you into the door. As for your future achievements, it depends on yourself."

"One day as a teacher, a lifetime as a teacher. The student will always remember the master's grace of preaching."

Xu Qing shook his head helplessly and stopped caring about Lu Xiu's thoughts.

Taking out everything needed for the tattoo, Xu Qing asked for the last time: "Have you thought about it? Although this Wenxin Carving Dragon Art can turn literature into martial arts and suppress the petty, once a dragon pattern is tattooed on your body, you can never be an official again."

In the Dayong Dynasty, those scholars with mediocre literary talent like tattoos, and they also like to tattoo some small and auspicious patterns, such as Kirin stepping on clouds, folding osmanthus in the Toad Palace, etc., meaning to seek the intention of being on the gold list. But a scholar with a dragon tattoo has never been heard of since ancient times, let alone a Top Graduate!

"Does the master think I can still be an official now?" Lu Xiu chuckled, with a bit of self-mockery.

Xu Qing smiled and said: "That may not be the case. The current emperor has lost his virtue, the Ziwei star is floating and dim, and there are stars burning in the north. In ten years at most, or three to five years at least, I am afraid there will be drastic changes in the world."

"At that time, if the country changes hands, Magistrate Lu's talent as a Top Graduate might still have a day of being used."

Lu Xiu shook his head: "As long as you are on the right path, there is no difference between being an official and being a commoner. Besides, what the master said has not been verified. If the Yong Dynasty still has days, what should be done? Furthermore, even if the country really changes hands, will there be fewer demons in the world?"

"The two boys, Heaven Deaf and Earth Dumb, said in advance that in the current world, the heavenly machine is not obvious, and the gods are unwilling to descend privately to drive away the demon atmosphere. In the future, there will only be more demons. If there are more benevolent people and clean officials harmed by demons, it would be too regrettable. Instead of this, it is better for me to enter the game and use this body to clear the demon atmosphere."

"Have you really thought about it?"

"Really thought about it, master, just do it!"

"No, I mean the tattoo might be a bit painful..."

Xu Qing picked up an iron needle that was a full span long, looking particularly terrifying.

Lu Xiu chuckled and even recited poetry: "Pain does not sleep, never regrets, and is happy that my old body is still here today. Otherwise, at the head of the Lushui River at that time, I would have died and my soul would have been lonely and my bones would not have been collected. Mere pain, what is there to... hiss!"

Xu Qing couldn't stand the other party pretending to be an elephant, and the needle in his hand fell without a word.

It's a pity that Lu Xiu wasn't killed by the fox demon, but was almost killed by the pain on the spot!

"If it hurts, call it out, don't endure it."

"It doesn't hurt! How painful is the hatred of killing for ten years, I have endured it, how can I be afraid of this little pain."

Lu Xiu gritted his teeth, and cold sweat broke out from his body. Xu Qing raised his head in surprise, and when he saw the blood-red eyes of the other party, he couldn't help but shake his head.

Few scholars have such backbone. Now Magistrate Lu made him look at him with admiration.

Tattoos are also called carving blue and tattooing blue. This kind of skill is easy to learn, but it is very difficult to learn well.

Those who tattoo must have a certain foundation in painting, and must also know how to mix the ink pigments needed for tattoos.

Although this is the case, it is not difficult to find a tattoo artist, but if you want to find someone who knows the method of Wenxin Carving Dragon and is also an excellent tattoo artist, it is harder than going to heaven!

Xu Qing is proficient in folk arts, and small tattoo skills are not a problem for him.

On the side, Xuanyu used the Benevolence Seal to grind gold ink, in which Xu Qing specially mixed musk powder and some pearl powder.

The main thing is that the color, fragrance, and taste are all complete.

Except for external things like color and taste, the core of Wenxin Carving Dragon is "literary spirit entering the skin." Xu Qing did this work very meticulously. Lu Xiu felt the pain on his back and suddenly asked: "Is the master carving words?"

Xu Qing raised his eyebrows, not expecting this Top Graduate to be a sensitive muscle, and actually noticed that he was carving words.

"Wenxin Carving Dragon is to use the words of sages to make paintings. Every dragon scale has the words of sages. You are lucky to meet me!"

Xu Qing followed the rune handwriting on the Holy Word Ruler to copy, but the handwriting he engraved was extremely small and subtle. If you don't look closely, no one can see that the golden dragon is gathered by small words.

As the saying goes, tattoos don't cross the shoulders, tigers don't go down the mountain. Dragons are spiritual things in the sky and can't be carried by ordinary people, but it's different with literary spirit.

Xu Qing engraved the dragon body from Lu Xiu's back heart, finally climbed over the shoulder, and began to tattoo the dragon head on the center of the chest.

Tattooing a dragon on the chest is a very dangerous thing in the tattoo line. If the life is hard enough to carry the dragon spirit, you can fly into the sky. If you can't carry it, you will inevitably violate taboos, and it will be considered light to shorten your life and suppress your life.

That is to say, Lu Xiu died once and has enough literary spirit hidden in his chest. If someone else came, he might not be able to subdue it!

"This dragon is the manifestation of your literary spirit. If you want to use this to fight the enemy, you still need to recite the mantra to improve your literary spirit. The more prosperous the literary spirit, the more spiritual the golden dragon will be. When it is at its peak, the golden dragon will jump, and all evil will be avoided."

"Please pass the mantra to me, master."

Bare-chested, with a scholarly appearance, Lu Xiu bowed deeply to Xu Qing.

Xu Qing looked at the other party's scholarly yet wild temperament and instantly dispelled the idea of tattooing a dragon on himself.

This painting style is somewhat mismatched.

"The mantra to drive the divine dragon is in your heart, why do you ask me?"

Xu Qing smiled: "Your literary spirit is where the mantra is. Whether you recite poetry, burn incense and play the zither, or argue with scholars, you can stimulate the dragon in your heart. This is your Dao, but I can't teach you."

Lu Xiu understood immediately. This technique was tailor-made for him. He was born to love learning. Although his literary spirit could not be said to be much, it was growing every day and night.

The sages said: Trickles do not stop, flowing into rivers; flickering does not extinguish, what can the flames do? Lu Xiu firmly believed that as long as he did not get tired of learning, the dragon in his heart would always have a day to jump into the nine heavens and drive away all the haze.

After Xu Qing finished teaching the method of Wenxin Carving Dragon, he stopped caring about Lu Xiu's affairs.

He has always been casual. This was the case when he taught Wang Liang martial arts, led Tie Zhu to open his mind, read books and practiced martial arts, including giving the Zhu Prince a ray of purple energy and sending him a brocade bag.

These people are all passers-by he met along the way. When he is interested, he might give a few pointers, but he will not care about their future choices and achievements.

Before leaving Ningxian, Lu Xiu accompanied Xu Qing to perform a ritual for the six County Magistrates.

Several County Magistrates were not locals of Ningxian. They came from all over the world and were appointed as the County Magistrate of Ningxian after layers of imperial examination selection.

Xu Qing did not choose the local cliff burial in Ningxian, but chose an earth burial place and named it Guiheju.

Guiheju is extremely quiet. Outside the cemetery are pine waves and greenery, and inside, Xu Qing planted plum, orchid, autumn chrysanthemum and other flowers, and used the method of fire plowing and water weeding to urge flowers to create a scene.

People heard that six talented people were buried here, and they would not have the idea of coming to worship. Funerals are mostly unlucky, and everyone is afraid to avoid them. How could they come to worship because you are some unknown talented person?

But in the early winter season, when hundreds of flowers bloom, it is another scene. ===== CHAPTER 256 =====