Xiaoxi dashed off to the backyard, leaving Daqiang feeling disappointed, as he hadn't yet introduced his younger brother to Xiaoxi.
In the study, Wu Changquan was busy at his desk.
"Grandpa Wu, I'm here!"
Wu Changquan saw Xiao Xi with her hair disheveled and an excited smile on her face as she appeared at the door.
"Oh dear, the wind is just right today, it blew our Xiaoxi here." This little devil said she'd come in the evening, and I didn't expect her to arrive tonight.
"The wind is quite strong," Xiaoxi laughed.
"Grandpa, quickly bring out some nuts. We were able to get out today thanks to Xiaodou."
Wu Changquan then noticed that there was a little hamster perched on Xiaoxi's shoulder, and he was extremely fascinated by it.
He took out the nuts and snacks he had originally bought for his grandson and placed them on the windowsill. Little Bean jumped over happily.
After settling Xiaodou in, Xiaoxi looked at Wu Changquan's desk.
"Grandpa Wu, are you drawing a talisman?"
"Yes, it's almost Chinese New Year, so I'm drawing some good luck charms for my grandchildren."
"Grandpa Wu, stop busying yourself! These talismans of yours are completely ineffective; it's all a waste of time!"
"Oh?" This looks promising.
Wu Changquan was so excited that he rubbed his hands together, knowing that Xiaoxi had more useful tips to share.
Sure enough, Xiaoxi took a book out of her bag and slammed it on the table with a "thud".
"This is for Grandpa Wu!"
Wu Changquan picked it up and took a look, and wow, it was an ancient talisman technique!
He was so excited that his beard trembled.
This is an ancient book with a thread-bound cover. Although he had never seen the title before, he knew its value.
He didn't even care how Xiaoxi managed to fit the book in her tiny bag.
"Grandpa Wu, shall we give it a try?"
This book, "Ancient Talismanic Arts," is like the difference between elementary school knowledge and university knowledge compared to Master Xiaoxi's "Shangqing Record."
However, the "Ancient Talisman Techniques" was compiled by a Taoist priest with cultivation, and it was more than enough to deal with Wu Changquan.
This was Xiaoxi's first time drawing a talisman; she had the theory but hadn't practiced it yet.
She opened the book on ancient talismanic arts.
He chose a method for drawing a fire talisman, and using the yellow paper and cinnabar cut out on the table, he taught Wu Changquan how to draw it step by step.
After Wu Changquan practiced on his own, Xiao Xi also started drawing talismans, all of which were from her master's book, "Shangqing Lu".
She has memorized several talismans in detail, and now she is just putting them into practice.
Wu Changquan had good comprehension and some basic skills. After failing several attempts, he actually managed to finish one.
"Grandpa Wu is amazing! Want to give it a try?"
Of course, they couldn't try it in the study; they came to the long corridor outside.
Encouraged by Xiao Xi's gaze, Wu Changquan stammered out a spell and forcefully cast the talisman.
"Boom!" The Podocarpus macrophyllus tree not far away caught fire.
Oh dear! My Podocarpus macrophyllus!
Wu Changquan cried out in anguish.
Seeing the fire, Zhou Daqiang, who was some distance away, quickly grabbed a bucket and ran over.
But distant water cannot quench immediate thirst, and it seems the Podocarpus macrophyllus is about to be destroyed by fire.
Xiaoxi was also anxious. She suddenly remembered that she had just been drawing talismans.
He hurriedly and clumsily picked out a talisman from the stack in his hand, and threw it out without even chanting the incantation.
The yellow talisman fluttered in the air and transformed into a cloud the size of a washbasin, which quickly floated above the Podocarpus macrophyllus.
Two small flashes of lightning followed, and then it started raining from the clouds.
After a while, the fire on the Podocarpus macrophyllus went out.
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