Chapter 299: A dragon enters the Xie Fu, the Second Master's calligraphy copybook!

【Xie Xie Renfeng's face is gloomy, and he asks: "What is the old master looking for him for?"】

【The green-shirted servant respectfully replies: "The old master and his friends need a writing boy in the tower. Hearing from the Sixth Miss of the Li family that Young Master Guan is good at calligraphy, he sent us to invite him."】

【"Calligraphy?"】

【Xie Xie Renfeng thinks to himself, he knows deeply that the servant wouldn't dare to bring you here without authorization.】

【However, after the father returned to the mansion, he didn't see his son, nor his daughter, and didn't see the mother, but specifically wanted to see an outsider, which made him unconvinced.】

【Thinking that since he was a child, his father has always been indifferent to him, and the two older brothers are respectful and afraid of his father, Xie Xie Renfeng is even more desperately studying and practicing, just hoping to get a glimpse of his father's eyes, or a word of praise.】

【However, the more he practices, the more he reads.】

【Xie Xie Renfeng's five fingers in his sleeves are clenched into fists, his fingertips turning white.】

【The youngest Primordial Spirit monk in Great Qi who lit the divine fire, passed the three examinations in a row, first in both lists, went north to the desert to be a prime minister for a thousand miles and refused to be a marquis, went west to Great Sui and was sent by the White Crane Princess, wrote articles at sixteen to crown the thirteen state prefectures, a close friend of the Second Master...】

【With one reputation after another, his father's figure became taller in his heart, and he chased desperately until it was out of reach.】

【Ganzhi reminds softly: "Young Master..."】

【They can't block the "guest" invited by the old master at the door.】

【Xie Xie Renfeng looks at you coldly, and finally gives way to the road at the door.】

【Passing by.】

【Xie Xie Renfeng looks straight ahead.】

【A voice rings in your ear, "Lu Chen, I want the lives of you and Sister Wu Tong."】

【You hear the words Sister Wu Tong and your body pauses slightly, but your face is always calm, and you follow the servant into the main entrance of the Waiting for Spring Tower.】

【Xie Xie Renfeng stares at Lu Chen's back as he enters, like a fierce wolf.】

【Ganzhi has served Xie Xie Renfeng since she was a child; the Xie Xie Renfeng of the past would never let go of the matter of Lu Chen refusing Sister Wu Tong to enter the Second Courtyard.】

【Now seeing you enter the Waiting for Spring Tower, she knows deeply that Xie Xie Renfeng has long been extremely angry in his heart and hates you.】

【She persuades in a low voice: "Young Master... shall we continue to wait here? It's windy here, why not come back later, don't hurt your body."】

【Xie Xie Renfeng collects the expression on his face and becomes unusually calm.】

【"It is only natural for a son to seek to see his father."】

【After speaking, he tidies up his clothes, closes his eyes and stands at the door, waiting quietly.】

【You step into the Waiting for Spring Tower, but see that this place is more like an elegant courtyard, the servant bows his head lower and lower, respectful to the extreme.】

【"Young Master Guan, please enter by yourself, the small one will guard here."】 The servant stops at a bamboo house.】

【At the entrance of the bamboo house, a peach tree is planted.】

【A sturdy black donkey is sleeping soundly under it, its snoring like a hammer drum.】

【At this time, servants have already reported inside.】

【You thank him softly, push the bamboo door lightly, and step into it.】

【The space in the room is not large, only a desk is placed in the center, and two simple chairs are arranged on both sides.】

【Sitting behind the desk is Xie Hong, who is concentrating on reviewing a few lines of handwriting on the table, his brows slightly knit.】

【Sitting on the two chairs are two people. A man and a woman.】

【You already know the woman, it is Lu Hua wearing a white gauze hat; at this time, she is holding a book, yawning repeatedly, seeing you come in, as if she doesn't know you, without any reaction.】

【Sitting on the other chair is a person in a black robe, tall, wearing a hood, face covered, unable to see gender.】

【The black-robed person sees you stepping in, raises his head slightly, and under the hood, only a pair of golden pupils are revealed, flashing with soul-stirring light.】

【Two lines of sight intersect, you feel the world spinning, the surrounding scene blurs rapidly, as if walking into the morning mist, unable to see everything in front of you clearly.】

【You raise your head again to look.】

【In the hazy, a pair of golden "lanterns" light up in the white mist, accompanied by the pungent smell of blood and the rustling sound of scales rubbing, making people feel disgusted, stomach acid churning.】

【In an instant!】

【A "dragon snake" coiled like a seven or eight-story building breaks through the mist, its head has two tumors, its abdomen hides three tender little claws, and its momentum is overwhelming.】

【"Dragon Snake!"】

【You didn't have time to look carefully, the big snake has already slammed into you, your heart sea is churning, your Primordial Spirit is trembling, almost losing your soul.】

【"This..." Your mind is hard to guard.】

【Just at this critical moment, a glimmer of light appears in the depths of your mind, then becomes more and more dazzling, turning into a long sword, splitting the heavy mist.】

【The dragon snake spits its tongue, staring at the sword light, as if afraid.】

【A sense of tranquility gradually arises in your chest, and your soul also recovers clarity.】

【You hurriedly operate the "Spirit Turtle Talisman of Nourishing Will" and "Five Dragons Prosperous Luck Talisman" in the *Yin Talisman Scripture*, one to calm the mind, one to strengthen the essence, energy, and spirit, barely helping you stabilize your Primordial Spirit.】

【"If you are looking for death, don't implicate me."】

【"This is Above Bianjing, not your territory."】

【A slightly lazy female voice drifts leisurely from under the white gauze hat.】

【Instantly, the illusion of the mirage dissipates without a trace, you return to the bamboo house, everything around is as before.】

【Although your head is dizzy, you still bite your teeth and stand firm, without losing half a point, just recovering.】

【The man wearing the hood, those golden pupils gradually return to black pupils and round eyes, he looks at you deeply, then lowers his head, his whole face hidden in the shadow of the hood again.】

【You are shocked in your heart, but your face is calm.】

【Who is this person? Could it be a monk whose Primordial Spirit cultivation has reached the realm of transformation?】

【And what is the "big snake" in the illusion?】

【You calmly salute Xie Hong: "Lu Chen has seen Uncle Master Mingshan."】

【Xie Hong slowly raises his head, his expression dim, as if hiding heavy worries.】

【"Lu Chen, you are very good."】

【If this sentence were heard by Xie Xie Renfeng, he would be shocked, because for so many years, his father Xie Hong almost never easily praised others.】

【However, Xie Hong changes the subject and shakes his head again, sighing: "It's just a pity, you shouldn't have been born in the Xie family."】

【Lu Hua on the side hears this, a smile hooks at the corner of her mouth, saying: "Clearly it is you, Master Xie, who shouldn't have been born in the Xie family, why blame others?"】

【Xie Hong actually nods, agreeing: "Yes, I, Xie Hong, shouldn't have been born in the Xie family."】

【You are secretly surprised, this woman named Lu Hua seems to be even more unfathomable than you imagined. In front of this Second Master of the Xie family, she not only has no fear but is calm and composed, and dares to say such words, Xie Hong is not angry.】

【You cannot help but be curious, who is she? Coming from the Three Truths Sect of Great Sui, why did she come to Above Bianjing of Great Qi?】

【Lu Hua speaks again: "Master Xie, it's not too late for you to regret now."】

【"Anyway, I don't care, just treat it as coming to Above Bianjing to see the scenery."】

【The black-robed man hears this and looks at Xie Hong.】

【Xie Hong shakes his head: "This heart will not change."】

【The black-robed man then slowly lowers his head and says no more.】

【You inadvertently glimpse the small half of the face exposed when the black-robed man raised his head just now, covered with fine silver scales.】

【You don't show shock, but instead have a thought—demon species?】

【You once heard Xie Yuan mention that demon species, besides evolving from spirits, eat people and hearts to increase their cultivation, and gradually they will present a human form.】

【And when they cultivate to the realm of big demons, they are almost no different from ordinary people.】

【At this time, Xie Hong turns his gaze to you and says: "The realization of benevolent people and righteous men you discussed in the Hongjing Courtyard that day was very well said."】

【"I called you here today because I heard that your calligraphy is outstanding, and I want to ask you to help me write."】

【Xie Hong has already prepared the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, waiting quietly.】

【You bow slightly and walk to the desk, your gaze instantly attracted by the handwriting on that paper, your eyes shocked.】

【The handwriting is vigorous and powerful, revealing the deep foundation of the writer; you conclude in your heart that this should be written by Xie Hong himself.】

【You have long heard that Xie Hong is famous for his calligraphy and articles, and is a close friend of the Second Master, his calligraphy is particularly outstanding, good at regular script, and also good at clerical, running, and cursive script.】

【Now, his font is called "Kaihong Style," which is sought after by the world.】

【The Third Master of the Academy praised him: "The world tries to learn the Zhongnan copybook, wanting to change the mortal bone without golden elixir. Who knows the Xie family son of Above Bianjing, the brush falls to the silk."】

【Zhongnan Mountain copybook was written by the Second Master when he traveled to Zhongnan Mountain to worship Yan Wang Lu Chen, and later it was copied and spread throughout the world.】

【Those who love calligraphy in the world all "worship it as a standard" at home.】

【You carefully examine the handwriting on the paper, only to see the strokes are clear, the structure is rigorous, and the words spoken above are familiar.】

【"The heart has no two-fold situation, and donating the body to go to difficulty, to benefit the world's Dao, even if the body is destroyed, there is no regret."】

【"Good thoughts arise and know it, and fill it; evil thoughts arise and know it, and stop it."】

【"It is easy to break the thieves in the mountains, but difficult to break the thieves in the heart."】

【These few lines of words reveal the clear and vigorous style of Xie Hong's calligraphy.】

【The copybook given to you by Master Dong Shao is said to be a copy of the Second Master's calligraphy.】

【The Second Master's calligraphy is mostly scattered and prepared, in the spirit, not in the form.】

【In those years, the Great Master also praised: "It is the crown of ancient and modern times. Critics call his brush style 'floating like clouds, vigorous like a startled dragon.' Anyone who gets a fraction of it is a master of the contemporary era, no longer like the handwriting of the human world!"】

【The two styles are different and not the same.】

【In Great Qi, there is also a conclusion in the calligraphy world. When talking about calligraphy, if you prefer regular script, then Xie Hong's name must be an "unavoidable mountain." If you learn the essence of his calligraphy deeply, you can worship the Second Master's path again.】

【You stare at the words for a while, and cannot help but feel respect for Xie Hong's calligraphy attainments.】

【Fame is not a false scholar.】

【Xie Hong has already spoken slowly: "Fish, what I want. Bear's paw, also what I want, the two cannot be obtained together, those who give up fish and take bear's paw."】

【You pick up the brush, light the ink, and with Xie Hong's words in front, you write with concentration and focus.】

【Xie Hong walks to the desk, looks at what you wrote, and in his dim eyes, there is a bit of spirit, and a smile appears at the corner of his mouth.】

【"Written well!"】

【"Those who learn from him in the world all learn regular script first to establish a foundation, and then dare to learn his words."】

【"But where do they know that he has never copied a copybook since he was a child, and wrote it all at will."】

【"You are the same, you have never learned other words, a newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger, and you have his true meaning."】

【His calm tone finally has a ripple.】

【Lu Hua also walks over to see and smiles: "Sure enough, the brush is like eight-sided sharp, wind and horse, just like a widow losing her body."】

【This sentence is the "fresh and refined" evaluation of the Second Master's words by the First Master of the Academy.】

【The four masters of the academy have very different personalities.】

【The First Master of the Academy is open-minded and unrestrained, prefers to travel in all directions, records the wonders of the world with pen and ink, and his travelogues are famous in the world, and he wrote: "A great man should face the blue sea in the morning and the vast Cangwu in the evening."】

【The Second Master of the Academy is like a wandering knight, walking in all directions, home everywhere, happy and vengeful.】

【The Third Master of the Academy is rigorous, born in a prominent noble family in the north, is a talented person, has a serious personality, and when he traveled to various countries in the world, he once held the prime minister's seal in six countries.】

【The Fourth Master of the Academy, the current Su Xiang, has unparalleled chess skills, was just a scholar in a humble alley in the past, and often has a warm smile on his face.】

【You stop the ink and hang the pen, thinking for a moment, this sentence is the essence of the "Holy Language," and there is deeper meaning behind it: "Life, also what I want; righteousness, also what I want, the two cannot be obtained together, those who give up life and take righteousness."】

【Xie Hong cannot help but sigh, but did not read the following sentence.】

【Xie Hong says softly: "Man follows the earth, the earth follows the sky, the sky follows the Dao, and the Dao follows nature."】

【"Heaven and earth are not benevolent, treating all things as straw dogs, saints are not benevolent, treating the people as straw dogs."】

【You pick up the pen again and write these words on the paper, but there is a trace of doubt in your heart, these remarks are not recorded in the Confucian classics, but are the words of Daoism.】

【Lu Hua hears this and smiles lightly.】

【Xie Hong continues: "What is the self-nature, originally pure; what is the self-nature, originally not born or destroyed; what is the self-nature, originally complete; what is the self-nature, originally without movement; what is the self-nature, can give birth to all things."】

【You write in one go, this is the essence of the Buddhist family, this sentence comes from the *Platform Sutra* of the Sixth Patriarch Huineng of the Buddhist family, which is a Buddhist scripture, speaking of the self-sufficiency of the original heart and the heart giving birth to all things.】

【Xie Hong's voice continues to come: "Winning soldiers first win and then seek battle, defeated soldiers first fight and then seek victory."】

【You write quickly, this is the essence of the military family, pointing out that those who are good at using soldiers must first stand in an invincible position, observe the opportunity, and not let go of any chance of victory.】

【Xie Hong turns around and says lightly: "That's all for these few sentences."】

【You slowly put down the pen.】

【Xie Hong takes a look, then raises his head to look at you and says: "Go down, thank you for your trouble."】

【He pauses and continues: "I know you study his calligraphy. I have a copybook here that he wrote himself in those years. Let's take it as the reward for this time."】

【Xie Hong takes out a heavy yellow wooden box from behind the desk and opens it with some nostalgia. Inside is a scroll tied with a red rope.】

【You respectfully take the copybook from Xie Hong's hand and bow deeply: "Thank you, Uncle Master Mingshan."】

【There is a fiery look in your eyes. Holding the copybook, you say goodbye and exit the bamboo house.】

(End of chapter)