"What?" Li Panlong laughed and stroked his beard. "You can't even recognize a few words. Lin San, why don't you go back and hire a teacher to teach you how to read and write? Don't come out and make a fool of yourself. With your level of knowledge, you can actually talk about poetry and couplets. Winning the first prize in Jinling is really the biggest joke in the world. "
All the scholars in the Sacred Workshop, as well as the scholars and scholars who had gathered around, burst into laughter, looking at Lin Wanrong with disdain.
"What the hell is he doing?" Xu Zhiqing glanced at Lin Wanrong and did not dare to distract him. She could only whisper to Miss Xiao with a hint of worry in her voice.
"It's okay!" Xiao Qingxuan shook her head and smiled. "Haven't you seen his ability? From Jinling to the capital, he is the only one who can refute others. There are few people who can match him. Turning the dead into alive and black into white, this is my husband's special skill. No one can learn it. "
Xu Zhiqing chuckled. She remembered the scene of Lin San's eloquent debate at the Flower Viewing Festival and the strange experience of searching for silver in Shandong. With his ability, there was really nothing in the world that could stump him. Miss Xu felt a lot more relaxed. She unconsciously stomped her foot and said, "This dead man, every day he comes up with some tricks to fool others. He doesn't know how much effort others have put in for him."
"Really? Sister is also worried about him? My husband has made a good friend. "Xiao Qingxuan smiled, beautiful like a fairy.
Xu Zhiqing blushed. She saw that Miss Xiao did not say anything and looked calm. She did not know what Miss Xiao had heard. Her heart was perturbed and she did not dare to speak.
Seeing the crowd laughing, Lin Wanrong did not mind. He laughed and said, "It's okay. If I really am wrong, then I can ask another teacher to teach me. However, what if Brother Li is mistaken? What do you say then? "
This was simply an insult to Li Panlong's intelligence. The people in the Holy Workshop were getting impatient. Several young scholars jeered, "Mr. Li is a master of both calligraphy and painting, he is famous throughout the world. He once painted on the West Lake for seven consecutive days and nights, creating a vast expanse of mist. His painting has been passed down through the ages. Even His Majesty is proud of his calligraphy and painting, how could he recognize the wrong characters? Lin San, quickly let go of Junior Sister Xiao and we will spare your life. "Li Panlong looked at the scholars approvingly. He stroked his beard and smiled with a pleased expression on his face.
Painting continuously for seven days and nights? If it's sex, I can consider it, but painting is out of the question. Lin Wanrong laughed, cupped his fists and said, "So Brother Li is so strong, little brother admires you. However, as the saying goes, people make mistakes and horses stumble. If he accidentally recognized the wrong words, who knows? "
"Nonsense." Li Panlong flicked his sleeves and said, "Such simple words, even a three-year-old child can recognize them, how can this old man mistake them? Lin San, I'll make a bet with you. "
"Bet? I'm not very good at it, "Lin Wanrong smiled shyly and said," Do you want to throw dice, play Pai Gow, or compete with Big or Small? "
Li Panlong said disdainfully, "The world's favorite things are extremely vulgar, how can I play with those things? Today, I'll bet with you to recognize the words written by Taizu himself. If you're wrong, you'll have to respectfully kowtow to the Holy Workshop and accept my punishment. "
"What if you're wrong?" Lin Wanrong didn't mind at all and chuckled.
"Hahahaha —" Li Panlong looked up to the sky and laughed, proudly saying, "I've been inscribing and painting all my life and I've never misread or recognized a character. If I'm wrong, then I'll kowtow to you three times and call you, Lin San, my teacher. "
The surrounding scholars were shocked and said in unison, "Teacher, you can't do that."
Li Panlong waved his hand and snorted angrily, "Don't worry about me, this old man learned to read at the age of three and I've never made a mistake. Today, I want to see what Lin San is capable of."
Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, Lin Wanrong shook his head and said, "I don't think that's a good idea. I'm still young and haven't even given birth to a son, how can I accept a disciple? Why don't you worship me as your big brother and I'll take you as my little brother? Sigh, it's rare to see someone as humble as me these days. "
"Don't talk nonsense. With your ability, how can you be a match for our teacher? " Li Panlong and the other disciples couldn't bear to listen to Lin Wanrong's shamelessness any longer. They all interrupted Lin Wanrong and cheered for their master.
Li Panlong's face turned red and he said loudly, "There's no need to say more. Emperor Taizu's words are right here, everyone here is knowledgeable and no one can fake it. Lin San, do you have any objections? "
Everyone held their breaths and waited for Lin San's answer. Lin Wanrong laughed and said, "Learning to read is a good thing, how can I have any objections? Emperor Taizu's words are inscribed very clearly, you can just pick anyone to come up. "
"So you agree?" Li Panlong sneered and said, "That's good. Today's competition will be held in my Sacred Workshop, so in order to prevent people from gossiping after you lose, I'll let you pick anyone to come up and recognize these three words so that you'll be convinced. "
"Pick anyone?" Lin Wanrong looked around and casually pointed at a fourteen or fifteen-year-old scholar and said with a smile, "Little brother, can you read? What, your teacher is Li Panlong? Then it's you, I'll choose you. "
The scholar looked at Li Panlong awkwardly. Li Panlong snorted and said, "Lin San, you're really brave, you actually dare to pick my disciple."
"It doesn't matter who sees it." Lin Wanrong chuckled and said, "Brother Li, you also said that these words are very simple, even a three-year-old can recognize them. I think your disciple naturally won't make a mistake. Little brother, come over and take a good look, don't make a mistake. I still have tens of thousands of soldiers and ten cannons waiting at the foot of the mountain. If I'm delayed and they wait for me for too long, they might fire the cannons up the mountain. That's none of my business. "
When everyone heard that there were still cannons at the foot of the mountain, they were instantly shocked. The scholar looked at his teacher in fear, and Li Panlong snorted and said, "Yu Yonglian, don't be afraid, just boldly recognize it. Master will make the decision for you."
The scholar named Yu Yonglian cupped his fists and bowed, then walked out of the crowd and slowly walked forward. Everyone held their breaths, their gazes focused on Lin San and Li Panlong. The scene was so quiet that even the sound of a needle falling to the ground could be heard.
The two children who brought the painting straightened the scroll and stood it in front of everyone. Although the crowd was far away, the three big words in bold calligraphy could be seen clearly. They were the words "equal to heaven".
Xu Zhiqing was taken aback, and even Xiao Qingxuan was taken aback. Her face was filled with confusion. The people of Yu De Immortal Market had already clapped and cheered. Li Panlong stroked his beard and smiled, and said proudly, "Lin San, the winner has been decided, what else do you have to say?"
"The winner has been decided?" Lin Wanrong said curiously, "Brother Li, why do you say that? This little brother hasn't come near and hasn't said anything, how can the winner be decided? "
Li Panlong thought that victory was already in his grasp, so he didn't take it seriously. He snorted and said, "Yonglian, quickly recognize it, don't make the other uncles and brothers wait too long."
Yu Yonglian hurriedly responded and was about to walk closer when Lin Wanrong pulled him back and said with a smile, "Little brother, how old are you this year? How long have you been literate? "
Yu Yonglian said, "I'm fifteen this year, I've been following Master since I was eight, and now it's been more than seven years."
Lin Wanrong nodded and said, "Fifteen, that's not young. You have to look carefully at these three words, don't miss a single stroke, and don't mispronounce it. Otherwise, if word gets out, your life will be ruined. "
Yu Yonglian listened and nodded repeatedly. He walked closer to Emperor Taizu's handwriting and carefully looked at it, not missing a single detail. At first, his complexion was still normal, but when he saw the word "Heaven" and took a closer look, his complexion gradually changed. Bean-sized beads of sweat rolled down from his forehead. He stood there, his legs trembling uncontrollably.
Li Panlong became impatient and said loudly, "Yonglian, have you seen it clearly? If you recognize it, then tell the other uncles and brothers."
"Master, disciple, disciple saw it clearly …" Yu Yonglian's face was pale, his voice trembling, and he didn't dare to speak.
Li Panlong frowned and snorted, "Since you have seen it clearly, then hurry up and say it."
Lin Wanrong sneered and continued, "Little brother, this is Emperor Taizu's sacred relic, everyone can see it, you can't write it casually, or you will lose your head. You have to tell the truth."
Yu Yonglian's sweat fell like rain, and he trembled as he said, "And … and … and …"
Li Panlong hurriedly said, "And what? Hurry up and say it! "
Yu Yonglian's knees softened, and he knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing, "Master, disciple doesn't dare to say it, disciple doesn't dare to say it!"
The great scholars of Yu De Immortal Market were shocked, and the disciples couldn't help but make a ruckus. Li Panlong's expression changed drastically, and he said angrily, "What did you say? Why don't you dare to say it?! Master's more than ten years of teaching, did you learn it for nothing? "
Lin Wanrong said with a smile, "Brother Li, this little brother is doing it for your own good. If he had said those three words, you would have suffered a crushing defeat today. "
"Nonsense, how am I going to suffer a crushing defeat?" Li Panlong said angrily.
Lin Wanrong laughed heartily. He pointed at the two boys and said, "Bring the painting closer so that the great scholars of the present age can see it clearly." The two children raised the scroll high in the air, and everyone's eyes fell on the 'Tian' character in the middle. They wouldn't know if they didn't look, but once they saw it, they were shocked. The original 'Tian' character had a faint ink mark, and although it was just a little bit, and it wasn't clear from afar, it was the real 'Fu' character.
The scholars' faces paled, and the disciples of the market were even more dumbfounded, and they couldn't believe what they were seeing. How could the words of Emperor Taizu, which had been passed down for thousands of years, change in an instant? Li Panlong's eyes widened as if he was struck by lightning, and he murmured, "Impossible, this is impossible …" He pointed at Lin San and said, "It's you, you did it …"
"I did it?" Lin Wanrong laughed out loud, "Brother Li, with your skill in both calligraphy and painting, can't you see that when Emperor Taizu wrote the words, there was a little bit more on the 'Tian' character? Everyone here is a famous scholar of the present age, so please take a good look. "
The crowd looked over, and just as Lin San said, when Emperor Taizu wrote the words, the 'Tian' character in the middle was a little bit higher, but the writing was shallow, so the crowd didn't think much of it, and thought that it was a careless move by Emperor Taizu. Who would dare to go against the tiger's whiskers? It was just that it was raining today, and the paper was wet, so the protrusion was even more obvious.
"This, this …" The crowd looked at each other, and didn't dare to say another word.
Lin Wanrong sneered, "What a great Yu De Immortal Market. Emperor Taizu's words were clearly 'Equal to the Fu', calling for you all to put down your pride and learn from the people of the world, but you all pretended to be an imperial edict, treating the people of the world as grass, and called yourself 'Equal to the Heavens'. Such deceiving behavior is abominable, and a crime deserving of death. "
For hundreds of years, Yu De Immortal Market boasted of the words' Equal to the Heavens' written by Emperor Taizu, and this slogan had long become a pillar of pride for them. Who knew that today, a sentence from Lin San would turn the world upside down, from 'Equal to the Heavens' to 'Equal to the People', and the difference was huge. Although the Sacred Market was full of great scholars, facing such a shocking change, they couldn't think of any way to deal with it.
Did they really have to kowtow to this ignorant brat? Li Panlong, who was speaking with conviction earlier, had a sallow complexion, and his lips quivered a few times, and his expression was gloomy.
Lin Wanrong chuckled and was about to speak, but Xiao Qingxuan pulled his clothes and said softly, "Where it is possible to forgive, one should forgive. I have been taught by the Sacred Market since I was young, and my fate has been broken. Don't make things difficult for the people here, we will go down the mountain. "
Lin Wanrong spread out his hands and said innocently, "You saw it too, they are the ones making things difficult for me, how am I making things difficult for them? But since my wife has spoken, I will let them go. I was going to bombard the Sacred Mountain, sigh, I wonder when I will get my wish? "
Xiao Qingxuan chuckled and rolled her eyes at him. Xu Zhiqing was puzzled and asked, "Lin San, is Emperor Taizu's inscription really 'Equal to the Husband'?"
It was a small trap, and even the intelligent Miss Xu couldn't tell the truth from the lies. Lin Wanrong chuckled and looked around, and said mysteriously, "This Emperor Taizu is very smart. That 'Heaven' doesn't look like 'Heaven', and 'Husband' doesn't look like 'Husband'. Who knows what it is, it's probably left for the future generations to guess. I am just basking in the light of the rain, and fulfilling this old Sir Taizu's wish from many years ago. "
Miss Xu let out a long 'oh' and snorted, "So it was really you who did it, the teachers of the Sacred Workshop are really unlucky to go against you."
Lin Wanrong chuckled and pulled Qing Xuan down the mountain. Just when they were about to go down the mountain, they heard a soft sound from afar, as if someone was knocking on a wooden fish, and the sound was getting more and more urgent, like a drum beating on their hearts.
"Who is this, knocking on the wooden fish during the day?" Lin Wanrong laughed.
Xiao Qingxuan's body trembled slightly, and she shook her head with a bitter smile, "This is the Dean summoning me, Lin Lang, hug me tightly."
Dean? Lin Wanrong was stunned, and when he saw Qing Xuan's body trembling, he quickly hugged her tightly, "Qing Xuan, Qing Xuan, what's wrong with you?"
Xiao Qingxuan leaned weakly in his arms, her face was as pale as paper, and tears rolled down her cheeks, she murmured, "Lin Lang, I have walked this journey with you today, and even if I die, I can die in peace. But I can't keep our child, I have let you down, hug me tightly, hurry up and hug me tightly! "
The knocking on the wooden fish became more and more urgent, and Xiao Qingxuan's body trembled slightly, as if she had lost all her strength. Tears fell like rain, and her face was as pale as paper, as she hugged Lin Wanrong's waist tightly, desperately trying to melt her body into his embrace.
Lin Wanrong was shocked, and he hugged her tightly, "Qing Xuan, Qing Xuan, what's wrong with you, don't scare me …"
Xiao Qingxuan's beautiful face blossomed for a moment, and she murmured, "Three Links Drum, I'm not afraid! I will live and die with Lin Lang, Lin Lang, Lin Lang, hurry up and take me away! "
"Three Links Drum?" Xu Zhiqing murmured to herself, and a trace of surprise flashed across her face.
Lin Wanrong shouted, and he hugged Xiao Qingxuan's soft body, and rushed down the mountain. The knocking of the wooden fish seemed to know his whereabouts, and it became more and more urgent. Xiao Qingxuan, who was nestled in Lin Wanrong's arms, was getting weaker and weaker, and her beautiful eyes emitted a dim light, and her body gradually became limp.
Feeling the coldness from Qing Xuan's body, and the life seemed to be slowly disappearing from Xiao Qingxuan's body, Lin Wanrong's eyes cracked, and the blood in his body seemed to be boiling. "Ah —" He suddenly stopped, and he let out a long roar towards the sky. He took out the gun in his arms, and with a bang, smoke rose into the air. Lin Wanrong's body was filled with killing intent, and he shouted, "Du Xiuyuan, fire, fire!"
At the foot of the mountain, Du Xiuyuan heard the sound of gunpowder gunfire, and this unique signal was the one that General Lin had told him before he left. He hesitated for a moment, and he clenched his teeth, waved the small flag, and shouted, "Fire!"
The eight Divine Machine Cannons spewed out scorching hot tongues of flame at the same time, and several cannonballs flew over at high speed, hitting the cliff in front of the Sacred Bazaar, and raising a huge cloud of dust. The originally calm scholars immediately turned pale with fright, and they panicked together with their disciples.
The ear-piercing knocking of the wooden fish stopped, and Lin Wanrong gently stroked Xiao Qingxuan's cheek, and he said softly, "Qing Xuan, don't be afraid. As long as I am here, no one will dare to touch a single hair on your body. Listen, this is the sound of the cannon, and I will blast this Sacred Bazaar into pieces. Whoever dares to harm you, I will make them pay ten times, a hundred times over. "
Xiao Qingxuan's body gradually warmed up, and two big teardrops rolled down her cheeks. Her long eyelashes trembled slightly, and she slowly opened her eyes. She softly called out, "Darling," and her tears fell like rain.
Xu Zhiqing sighed, and she said softly, "If you want to save Miss Xiao's life, don't bring her down the mountain first."
"What do you mean?" Lin Wanrong asked in shock.
Xu Zhiqing did not answer him, and she looked at Xiao Qingxuan, and asked softly, "Miss Xiao, the Tri Tong Drum you mentioned just now, is it the technique used by the Tibetan Living Buddha to find a reincarnated spirit child?"
Xiao Qingxuan nodded, and sighed, "Sister Xu is really knowledgeable, you even know about the Tri Tong Drum."
Lin Wanrong was confused, and he quickly pulled Xu Zhiqing, and asked, "Miss Xu, what do you mean by the Tri Tong Drum and Tri Tong Drum?"
Xiao Qingxuan held him back, and gently said, "Darling, let me explain it to you. I had a rough childhood, and after entering this Sacred Bazaar, I was chosen by the Hall Master to be the next successor of the Sacred Bazaar. The previous Hall Masters of the Sacred Bazaar have to cultivate themselves, and they are not allowed to have any worldly desires. If you did not come today, I would have become the next Hall Master of the Sacred Bazaar tomorrow. "
Lin Wanrong was shocked, and he held her hand tightly, and said, "Qing Xuan, how is this possible? Didn't you agree to meet me at the Jade Buddha Temple on the 7th of July? Why did you change your mind all of a sudden? "
Xiao Qingxuan shook her head in tears, and said, "It is not that I changed my mind all of a sudden, but because I have your bloodline, things have changed. This year's Mid-Autumn Festival is supposed to be the day of the Hall Master's abdication, and that's why I made the promise with you. But the Hall Master saw that I was pregnant, and she forced me to abort the child. I refused, and she proposed a compromise. She asked me to inherit the Hall Master's position tomorrow, and then go into seclusion to give birth to our child, and I will never see you again. This year, on the 15th of January, I waited for you, but you did not get to see me. Today, in the Golden Hall, was supposed to be the last time we met … "
Xiao Qingxuan's face was covered in tears, and she choked with sobs, unable to continue. Lin Wanrong was covered in cold sweat, and he did not know that there were so many twists and turns in the story. If he did not come today, Qing Xuan would have become a sister-in-law.
He quickly held onto Qing Xuan's hand, and comforted her, "Don't be afraid, my wife. I will not let anyone bully you since I'm here. I will destroy the Sacred Bazaar today, and let's see who will dare to force you. Tell me, what's with the San Tong Drum? "
Xiao Qingxuan sighed, and said, "The San Tong Drum is taken from the Tibetan Buddhist Scriptures, and it is used to educate people. It is a secret art passed down by the Hall Master of the Sacred Bazaar, and it is used to choose the successor. When I was young, the Hall Master would recite it to me every day. It was like a curse, trapping me in my mind. If I chanted it three times a day, my mind would be exhausted, and I would fall into meditation, never to wake up. Hence, it is called the San Tong Drum. "
Lin Wanrong was covered in cold sweat, and the so-called San Tong Drum turned out to be an evil hypnosis technique. I have already chanted it once, and if I do it twice more, Qing Xuan and I will be separated forever.
Xiao Qingxuan smiled gently, and said, "Since I have become husband and wife with Lin Wanrong, then we will live and die together. The Sacred Bazaar is no longer a place for me to stay. Qing Xuan is the one who broke the promise, so what if I have to endure the San Tong Drum? Lin Wanrong, you will definitely support Qing Xuan, won't you? "
I can support her? Lin Wanrong's heart was filled with bitterness, and he held Xiao Qingxuan's hand, and said gently, "We are not afraid of the San Tong Drum or the Si Tong Drum. I will destroy the Sacred Bazaar today, and let's see how she can play the drum again."
"Destroy the Sacred Bazaar?" A woman's voice rang in their ears, and it was cold and dignified, and said, "With just you?"
"Greetings, Hall Master!" The Sacred Bazaar disciples who were running far away heard this voice, and as if they had found their backbone, they cupped their fists and bowed respectfully. Even Shen Shitian, Li Panlong, and the others also bowed respectfully.
Xiao Qingxuan held Lin Wanrong's hand tightly, and a beautiful smile appeared on her face, and she said, "Lin Wanrong, this is our last hurdle. In this life and in the next, we will be husband and wife, and we will never be separated!!!"
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