Chapter 6 Interests and Challenges, Down's Agency

Although Chen Dabao and Li Che have a good relationship, a porter who carries wood and finished statues every day does not see any hope in the master's assessment.

At least, from Chen Dabao's perspective, he couldn't see any hope that Li Che could become a formal woodcarving master.

Even after Li Che got off work and went home, he would pick up waste wood from the shop to practice carving.

But learning wood carving is not that easy.

According to Li Che's situation, it can only be said that he is interested in wood carving but has not received formal training.

But using your hobbies to challenge other people's careers and jobs... is a bit arrogant.

Li Che did not explain himself or argue.

Why? In his eyes, light flickered, and the Dao Fruit [Xian Gong] in his heart beat slightly, as if emitting a fiery heat, reflecting his smooth future.

He relies on hanging...

"Xiao Li, if I were you, I would try to learn some farming skills this year. Even if I don't have strong power, at least I can stand up and swing my fists when I need to protect my children."

Chen Dabao stood up, patted Li Che on the shoulder, and went into the workshop to continue carving wood.

Li Che pondered for a moment and felt that Chen Dabao's statement made sense...

"Farming skills... you need a way to learn them. I have the [Immortal Craftsmanship] Dao Fruit, so maybe... I can design some mechanisms to play a preventive role."

"Although Grandma Lei only chooses babies born one year after they were born, what if?"

Li Che took a deep breath and made up his mind.

Without giving it much thought, he continued to work, moving wood and statues.

Perhaps because they learned that Li Che would also take the wood carving assessment, many apprentices looked at him with strangeness and vigilance, and many even refused to let Li Che carry the carved wood carvings.

Li Che was idle in the wood carving shop for a while.

Except for a few old masters and old customers who still look for him, other people basically don't look for him. Li Che is happy to have some free time and starts to think about the mechanism.

But after thinking about it for a while, I still had no clue.

I feel like I still have to go to Lao Chen for this matter. Lao Chen should have a way.

"A mechanism? You want to set up some mechanism to protect your child. It's a bit of an idea... It's not impossible."

"But setting up mechanisms is also a science. I don't understand advanced mechanisms, old man. However, there is an ancient book related to mechanisms in my library."

When Old Chen heard Li Che's question, he stopped carving and smiled.

Li Che rubbed his hands and his eyes lit up slightly.

Many people in the shop know that Master Chen has a library at home. It is said that it contains many precious ancient books.

Old Chen glanced at Li Che and raised a finger: "I can lend you the ancient book, but I, Old Chen, never do business at a loss. There are very few ancient books in the world, and they are quite precious... One tael of silver for you to borrow for one day."

One tael of silver a day? Li Che took a deep breath and had to admit that it was really not cheap.

But Li Che nodded decisively and agreed.

"Oh, you are so decisive. You are a good father indeed. You are willing to risk everything for your daughter's safety... If you bargain with me, it will be more than one tael of silver a day."

"For your fatherly love, you don't need even one or two taels. Just give me fifty Dajing copper coins a day."

Chen Dabao stroked his beard and smiled.

Li Che was overjoyed when he heard this and hurriedly thanked Chen Dabao. Who would complain about having too much money? One should save as much as possible.

"I'll bring it to you tomorrow. Remember to bring enough money."

Chen Dabao said this and went back to carving.

As time passed, the sky gradually turned gray.

Li Che received today's wages, which was only fifteen copper coins, nearly one-third less than usual.

However, he didn't care. After receiving the money, he carefully packed up the wood waste he had selected today and carried it out of the shop.

Now, it has become Li Che's habit to bring some scraps home every day and carve them to gain experience as a fairy craftsman.

I touched a new wood sculpture today, which should increase my experience.

Because the matter of Grandma Lei killing the midwife was always weighing on his head, like a haze that would not be dispelled, it gave Li Che a sense of urgency and made him want to improve himself quickly.

He hurried back home and saw his wife Zhang Ya sitting on the bed with Xixi playing with various small toys carved out of wood by Li Che. Only then did his tense heart relax.

"Xixi, do you miss your daddy?" Li Che felt relieved and opened his arms towards Xixi who was lying on the bed with a bright smile.

Xixi, who just turned one month old, is as fair and cute as a piece of jade. She smells like milk and lies on the bed, crying and dancing.

Li Che picked up the girl with a smile and strolled around the narrow room, making the little girl giggle non-stop.

After playing with Xixi for a while, Zhang Ya also prepared dinner.

After dinner, Li Che took out the waste wood under the light of the oil lamp and started to work on today's wood carving.

In fact, there are only so many categories of items in the wood carving shop. As Li Che touches each piece one by one, it may take him several days to find a new skill of the wood carving master.

Because his Immortal Craftsmanship Fruit had been upgraded to level 2, he could now carve a wood sculpture much faster.

[Tao Fruit: Immortal Work (lv2, 9%)]

Experience has risen a little bit.

Li Che raised the corner of his lips, then his eyes focused, intending to try to create a mechanism.

However, he had no idea about mechanisms, but he thought of the highly lethal crossbow arrows, and began to draw on paper and make designs.

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The sky was getting light and a pale sky was appearing in the east.

Outside the dark mountains, clouds were rolling and large flakes of snow were drifting down, covering the entire Feilei City with a layer of white.

Li Che got up early, washed up and started to prepare breakfast. Zhang Ya stood up to help but was pushed back by Li Che.

"The girl keeps crying late at night, you have to coax her to sleep, ma'am, you should catch up on some sleep and eat later."

Li Che gently patted Zhang Ya, whose black hair was disheveled and whose face was sleepy. Zhang Ya pursed her lips, nodded, and lay down to sleep again.

After Li Che finished everything, he put the breakfast in the still warm pot to warm it up.

Then he left the mud house and walked on the thick snow towards the wood carving shop.

Stepping onto the long street paved with bluestone slabs, the wind and snow howled wildly, but it could not cover the jingling sounds coming from my ears, the trumpets and suonas, the blowing and plucking...

"The Holy Spirit teaches, cleanses and transcends the dust, reincarnates without worries, and only the wise can achieve it without being taught..."

The sound of chanting floated from the long street, and the sound of messy footsteps stepping on the snow-covered bluestone continued.

Li Che narrowed his eyes, stood at the side of the road, lowered his hat, and glanced at the vermilion altar carried by the believers in the long and narrow queue.

In the altar there is a strange statue of a boy with three heads and six arms. It is lifelike, with bright eyes, and it is obvious that it was made by a master.

Looking at the back of the procession, there was a group of believers dressed in white, both men and women, young and old, each with a haggard face and a look of madness.

"Spirit Infant Sect..." Li Che took a deep breath, and a fierce look flashed in his eyes.

Who cares if he is the Spirit Infant Dharma Master? His daughter Xixi is his treasure and everything to him. His wife, children and warm bed are what he wants to protect.

If the other party wants to touch Xixi, he wants to destroy his family. Even if Li Che dies, he will bite off a piece of flesh from the other party.

With his fists clenched, Li Che walked straight towards Xu's Woodcarving Shop in the wind and snow.

At this moment, Li Che's desire to become a formal woodcarving master in the woodcarving shop became very strong.

Not only because becoming a woodcarving master can give him a house and the protection of the shop, but also because he is eligible to learn the internal energy and martial arts taught by the shop...

Although the [Immortal Craftsmanship] Dao Fruit brought considerable help to Li Che, it ultimately only improved his talent in craftsmanship.

In terms of personal strength, it is not of much help.

When I arrived at the shop, the atmosphere was solemn. Many apprentices had not started working yet and were resting their bodies.

Li Che immediately understood that the wood carving assessment should be carried out today.

Chen Dabao was drinking old rice wine from a gourd while sitting on a bench in the distance, crossing his legs and humming, looking very happy.

"Xiao Li, come here."

When Old Chen saw Li Che, he waved.

Li Che's eyes lit up, sweeping away the gloomy mood of the spirit infant team, and walked over quickly. Old Chen took out a yellowed book from his arms.

"This book, Tang's Mechanical Mechanisms, is one of my treasured ancient books, but I haven't studied it much. There are many mechanical secrets in it, but they also require a lot of skill. Some even require internal energy and martial arts to help. Of course, you can try those simple mechanisms. As long as you are not an internal energy martial artist, you can basically deal with them."

"Thank you, Old Chen." Li Che's face was excited. He took out fifty copper coins and gave them to Chen Dabao, then took the book.

And the moment when my fingertips touched the ancient books.

The Dao Fruit [Xian Gong] in the chest cavity...

Beating heart!

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