Xi Yunting privately gave Chen Xiao a jade talisman. He asked him to give it to Du Rong to crush when he was in danger. In this way, he would get the news and rush over as soon as possible. As for why he didn't give it to Du Rong, maybe in Master Xi's heart, Chen Xiao was closer. As for Tong Nuonuo, who was in the foundation-building stage, he should be more trustworthy. But just because he was easy to get lost, his score dropped sharply.
Although he was grateful in his heart, Chen Xiao felt that Xi Yunting was a little too serious.
They were already in a relatively safe area near Hanshan City, with no wild beasts around and few large animals active. It was only a ten-day journey, so there shouldn't be any danger. Unless another ferocious beast came out, but Chen Xiao thought they wouldn't be so unlucky. But he still carefully kept the jade talisman close to his body, because this little thing could save his life at the critical moment.
Xi Yunting led the team led by A Shou away. Wu Qing had stopped having diarrhea today, but his face was still not very good. So Du Rong decided to catch some fish for him and stew some soup to nourish him. Du Rong had been training outside for many years, and he knew a lot of herbs and folk remedies. He didn't know which herbs could be combined with which herbs to make a certain pill, but he knew which herbs could be put into the soup pot to stew fish to nourish the body.
I can make fish soup thanks to Tong Nuonuo. Because he would "occasionally" get lost in the wilderness alone, Tong Nuonuo brought some cooking supplies in the box. His cooking skills were average, and he could only cook enough food that would not kill people. But he brought all the kitchen utensils and seasonings, which made Chen Xiao and his friends very happy.
Tong Nuonuo stayed to take care of Wu Qing, while Du Rong took Chen Xiao to fish and look for medicinal herbs nearby.
It was midsummer and the weather was very hot. The mountains were covered with bushes and half-man-high weeds. The mosquitoes in the grass were particularly biting, and Chen Xiao had to use his hands from time to time to drive away the flying insects that were waiting for an opportunity to bite his face. Fortunately, the fabric of the short-sleeved sportswear he was wearing was very strong, and the mouthparts of the flying insects could not bite through. His pants were tucked into his short boots, his collar was tightly tied, and there were wrist guards on his sleeves. He was wrapped up tightly from head to toe, leaving no chance for mosquitoes to take advantage of him. It was just so hot that he kept sweating. In just a moment, Chen Xiao's collar was soaked, and the back of his bamboo-green shirt turned dark green with sweat.
Du Rong used the knife in his hand to poke the bushes to scare away the snakes that might be hiding, and comforted Chen Xiao, saying, "Master, just be patient. It will be cool when we get to the stream."
At this moment, a colorful pheasant suddenly flew up from the bushes not far away, dragging its gorgeous tail feathers and flapping its wings, and landed on the branch of a tree.
If it were just Chen Xiao, he would probably just watch and sigh. But now that Du Rong was there, Chen Xiao's eyes lit up, and he pointed at the pheasant and said, "Uncle Rong, catch it alive!"
Du Rong straightened up, stepped on the ground, and jumped out. He used the tree to gain momentum and jumped to a high place in a few steps. The pheasant was frightened and cried "Gu Gu". It spread its wings and wanted to fly away, but Du Rong grabbed its neck and pinched its wings.
When he came back, Chen Xiao was still standing there, giving him a thumbs up. He praised, "Uncle Rong, you are so good at fighting."
Du Rong laughed: "What's the point of this? Why, do you want to eat pheasant? Now we have the kitchen utensils, oil and salt. How do you want to cook it?"
Chen Xiao said: "Eating it is not the main purpose, I want the pheasant's blood."
Du Rong looked at him strangely: "...making blood sausage?"
Chen Xiao laughed and shook his head, saying, "It's not about food. Anyway, I'm very useful."
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Du Rong stopped asking. He tied the pheasant with a straw rope and hung it upside down on his waist. No matter how the pheasant struggled, it was in vain.
Soon Du Rong found some herbs and caught a few fat fish. The two hurried back to the camp. It was still some time before noon, but they started to prepare the food early. Du Rong scraped off the scales, removed the internal organs, and handed the cleaned fish to Tong Nuonuo. Among the few people, only Master Tong could help. He would never dare to hand this job over to the employer.
Then, Du Rong picked up the pheasant again, bent its neck, raised his hand and cut its trachea neatly. Chen Xiao hurriedly used the container he had asked Tong Nuonuo to collect the blood from below, and soon collected half a basin of chicken blood.
Du Rong looked at him curiously: "Boss, what do you want this blood for?"
Chen Xiao said without even looking up: "I want to try to use the method of drawing talismans to help Wu Qing get better quickly."
Tong Nuonuo said in surprise: "You can actually draw talismans? The kind of talismans on jade talismans?"
Chen Xiao said: "No, it's another kind of spell."
Not everyone is as knowledgeable as Xi Yunting. These two people have never heard of a spell. But I think it should be a rare art. Chen Xiao even knows the unheard-of house art, so it doesn't seem surprising that he knows another one.
Tong Nuonuo contributed his talisman box and asked Chen Xiao to put a piece of wrapping cloth on it. He laid out the cut straw paper and a small bowl of prepared painting materials. The mixed minerals and cinnabar were collected in the village, but at that time, the blood of roosters raised by the villagers was used. The information Chen Xiao obtained from the message at that time was about the blood of wild birds. He didn't have it at hand at the time, so he wanted to use rooster blood instead, but the talisman was unsuccessful.
Chen Xiao later reflected that it was wrong to take shortcuts. Moreover, he was too impatient to think that he would succeed right after learning. No matter which world he was in, he should be calm and clear of distracting thoughts when drawing spells. This time, although the materials were not the best, they were all right. It all depended on whether his mind was calm.
Chen Xiao sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, emptied his mind and cleared away distracting thoughts.
Seeing him sitting quietly, even Wu Qing, who was resting nearby, was curious. Tong Nuonuo and Du Rong moved even more quietly, trying not to make any noise to disturb him.
After it becomes quiet, you can only hear the sound of the breeze rustling the treetops, the melodious and crisp singing of birds, and occasionally the calls of a few macaques living in the distance.
After sitting quietly for half an hour, Chen Xiao felt that his energy and spirit were completely focused. He opened his eyes, held the brush, dipped it in the paint, picked up the brush and put it on the straw paper, and finished it in one stroke. Not only were his movements graceful, but even the tip of the brush moved smoothly on the paper, and it was done in one go!
The three onlookers were stunned. They had never seen a talisman drawn with such momentum.
After Chen Xiao finished drawing this one, he suddenly felt exhausted. This exhaustion was not physical, but mental. Just now, it was as if all the energy and spirit accumulated from meditation were consumed in an instant. He did not expect that drawing talismans would have such a side effect. However, this feeling of exhaustion told him that the results this time were completely different from the last time.
Although the piece of straw paper was still in front of him, it was much brighter. The oily lines of the spell seemed to emit a faint light. In short, it looked extraordinary.
Seeing that he seemed to have finished the work, Tong Nuonuo walked over, bent down and looked: "Is this the talisman? It's completely different from the jade talisman." He would occasionally cooperate with talisman masters in the making of mechanisms, so he was quite familiar with talismans.
Chen Xiao let out a sigh of satisfaction. He put down the brush, pinched the edge of the talisman paper with his fingers, and lifted it up to blow air to speed up the drying. He said, "Of course it's different. The talisman itself is composed of characters transformed from pictographic characters. The jade talisman should not be like this. In addition, the talisman has been extinct for many years, but the jade talisman has been developing and evolving. It's normal that they are completely different."
Tong Nuonuo nodded in agreement: "That makes sense. Then what is the effect of your spell? How to use it?"
Chen Xiao handed the almost finished spell to Tong Nuonuo and asked him to take it first. He cleaned up the pile of things. He no longer had the energy to draw a second one. The prepared paint was not used up, but the chicken blood would not be fresh next time, so he had to throw it away. Only then did Chen Xiao realize that it would cost a lot to practice only this stage. Just think about the wild birds, which must be fresh every time.
While thinking, he answered Tong Nuonuo's words: "This is a soul-attracting talisman. The method of using the talisman is very simple. This kind of talisman can work if you carry it close to your body." The method of using the paper talisman mentioned in the inheritance of the ivory card is similar to that in the previous life. It can also be carried, swallowed, and burned. This made Chen Xiao feel the subtle sense of familiarity again. He always had an indelible association that this world had some connection with the world he lived in in his previous life.
"Spirit-attracting talisman?" Tong Nuonuo pondered for a moment, "Is it for attracting spiritual energy?"
Chen Xiao cleaned up the things on the mechanism box, took back the paper talisman with one hand, and handed the mechanism box to Tong Nuonuo with the other. He nodded and said, "Yes, it is to attract spiritual energy to the wearer. This kind of talisman was created to help the cultivators in the body refining stage to practice, so that they can initially sense the spiritual energy and assist in advancing to the foundation building stage."
Du Rong heard this and couldn't help but walk over and say, "Since it has such an effect, can I have the audacity to ask for a few?"
Chen Xiao smiled and said, "Of course you can. However, this one should be given to Wu Xianshi first. The spiritual energy brought by the Soul Attracting Talisman is gentle and nourishing, and can also nourish the body in disguise. Although it is not as powerful as the Yangxi Pill, it can also play a role in recuperation."
Tong Nuonuo said: "If this soul-attracting talisman can really have this effect, it will not only be in great demand among high-level cultivators, but also cultivators who cannot afford the nourishing pills will be stepping on your doorstep."
Du Rong also nodded repeatedly: "The owner is very smart. In such a short time, he has discovered a business that can make money!"
Chen Xiao has not yet thought about the market prospects of the Soul Summoning Talisman. At present, he only cares about the effectiveness of the Soul Summoning Talisman itself. He said modestly: "We will talk about this later. Let Master Wuxian try it first. It would be best if it can help him recover."
Wu Qing was listening carefully. He already knew that Chen Xiao was an ordinary person who had no cultivation and could not practice. However, because Du Rong took him as the leader, Tong Nuonuo was his friend, and Master Xi seemed to look at him differently. So his attitude was very peaceful, without any contempt.
The other party stayed without any complaints, which made Wu Qing secretly grateful in his heart, and his attitude towards him was even more friendly than before. Seeing that Chen Xiao was willing to take so much trouble for him, he said without waiting for Chen Xiao to say anything: "No matter what the effect is, Wu will remember Brother Chen's kindness."
Chen Xiao came over and handed the completely dried paper talisman to Wu Qing: "Master Wu, you are welcome. Now we are companions, and this is what I should do." It can not only help others, but also practice drawing talismans. This is a win-win situation. Chen Xiao does not take credit for himself. As a dedicated experiencer, Wu Qing's cooperation is also very important.
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