Jiang Ni opened the box full of secret manuals by his feet and finally found the ancient seal cover of the 《Thousand Sword Grass Compendium》. He flipped it open and started reading. During this period of time, not only did he earn a lot of money from reading, he was also forced to learn nearly a hundred rare words. The price was ten coins per word. Jiang Ni had to emphasize every word the second time he saw it. He was indeed a little mud man who hated evil as if it was his enemy. Hsu Fengnian listened to the voice that was much more comfortable than when he read it for the first time. His breath slightly changed along with the style of the Outline of a Thousand Swords. The scholar-officials wrote poems based on their feelings. The more emotional they were, the more moved they would be when they read it. The same principle applied to the writing of a warrior. The things they wrote were completely different from the Buddhist scriptures. This Outline of a Thousand Swords was even more sonorous. No wonder White Fox Face highly praised this book and said it was one of the top three books in the rich collection of books on the second floor.
Hsu Fengnian listened attentively.
But he was interrupted by someone, "It's all bullsh * t."
Jiang Ni who was interrupted stuck his head out from behind the book and stared at him.
The old man was quite disrespectful to His Royal Highness and deliberately kept a distance from him. But when he saw Jiang Ni, he squeezed out a smile and took the initiative to explain, "This Old Man is saying that this book is full of nonsense and will lead people astray."
Hsu Fengnian opened his eyes and smiled, "What do you mean?"
No matter how good his skills were, his bad temper was definitely rare in the world. The old man rolled his eyes and sneered, "This Old Man is telling you in detail about the way of the sword. Are you sure it's not playing the lute to a cow?"
Hsu Fengnian was helpless. This old monster seemed to be no younger than Wang Xianzhi in Xu Xiao's words. He could only endure it.
Jiang Ni obviously liked to see Hsu Fengnian not being taken seriously. Although he did not feel close to this strange old man, at this moment his good impression of him skyrocketed. The old man saw the change in Jiang Ni's expression and was in a good mood. He spared no effort to attack Hsu Fengnian, "You're just a layman in the way of the blade. Don't ruin the Outline of a Thousand Swords. No matter how much nonsense this book is, it's not something you can understand. If This Old Man is deceived by the title of the book and really thinks that it's talking about various sword moves, then you'll laugh yourself to death. What you don't know is that Du Sicong, who only scratched the surface of the way of the sword at fifty years old, is good at strange sword moves. But This Old Man has already reprimanded him. That's why he wrote the Outline of a Thousand Swords, which is derived from sword moves to seek sword essence. But Du Sicong is only half a bucket of water. Swaying back and forth, there are only small splashes outside the bucket. What's funny is that the later generations can't see that these small splashes are the only good part of the book. "
Hsu Fengnian was shocked, "Du Sicong, who wrote the Outline of a Thousand Swords, asked you for advice?"
The old man stretched out three fingers and said matter-of-factly, "After standing in the snow for three days and three nights, This Old Man reluctantly gave me three words of advice."
Hsu Fengnian was shocked.
Jiang Ni, on the other hand, was a hundred times better than the Crown Prince. She had a playful look on her face as if she believed him. She said in a neutral tone, "You're really good at bragging. If you have the ability, write a book and put it in the armory."
The old man always had a sour face in front of Hsu Fengnian, but when it came to Jiang Ni, he put on a kind face. "Little girl, This Old Man is used to being alone. He disdains to put all his thoughts into writing. Besides, there are only five or six books in the Tide-listening Pavilion that can catch This Old Man's eye. It's not that great of a place."
Jiang Ni's eyes widened, "Still boasting? Are you done yet?!"
The old man was stunned for a moment. Instead of getting angry, he was happy and laughed loudly.
Hsu Fengnian lost interest in the Outline of a Thousand Herbs because of the old man, so he had Jiang Ni change to another secret book. In the end, he read less than a thousand words and was interrupted by the old man's arrogant comments. He changed to another book and as expected, it was not worth a single cent. Hsu Fengnian only felt that he benefited a lot, but Jiang Ni was already going crazy. Studying and earning money was hard work, and it was earned by serving this enemy Hsu Fengnian. The old man was pretending to be an expert and giving advice. At first, Jiang Ni endured because of his age, but after a few times, she could not take it anymore. Jiang Ni threw the book and said with a face full of anger, "Shut up!"
Look, one who is close to ink will be stained black. She was getting better and better at learning the catchphrase from His Royal Highness.
Hsu Fengnian did not pay attention to Jiang Ni's outburst. He laughed and asked, "How about I go find Lü Qiantang to practice my blade and give him some pointers?"
The old man stretched and comfortably laid down in the carriage. He said in a bad mood, "This Old Man is willing to say a few words about the original owner of your two blades. Forget about you. As for your perception, it's so-so. It's probably half of This Old Man's when he was young. It's a pity that you started practicing your blade too late. Your internal energy is not your own. I don't believe that you can practice three to six times. "
Jiang Ni's eyes were full of smiles. Jiang Ni added insult to injury, "These words are true."
Hsu Fengnian lowered his head and stretched out a finger to stroke the Winter Embroidered Scabbard.
Half of his perception?
Jiang Ni seemed to have thought of something and coldly said, "That person is the villain Chen Zhibao? He looks much more like His Highness the Crown Prince than you. "
Hsu Fengnian raised his head and laughed, "That's just a resemblance."
Jiang Ni was actually a bit angry that her number one enemy was so useless and humiliated her and the Divine Talisman. She fiercely said, "Don't you know how to suppress that Chen Zhibao's limelight? Turning around and running, aren't you afraid of being laughed at? "
Hsu Fengnian said dumbfoundedly, "Or should I fight with Chen Zhibao?"
Jiang Ni hatefully said, "Whether or not I can beat him is one thing, whether or not I can fight him is another!"
The old man tugged at his sheepskin coat and said with a smile, "Little girl, you don't know anything about this. The Crown Prince in front of us is mediocre in knife skills, but his mind has been taught by Xu Xiao. It's just that the villain surnamed Chen probably already knew this, so he's not that easy to fool. On the other hand, those boorish men behind us who only have strength but not brains probably didn't see it."
Hsu Fengnian turned a deaf ear.
Jiang Ni was deep in thought.
The old man's words hit the nail on the head, "Little girl, in terms of scheming, you probably won't be able to beat this treacherous guy. Why don't This Old Man teach you some martial arts? You still have a chance to compete. Even if he has the entire Great Yellow Courtyard, as long as he hasn't truly touched the threshold of martial arts, you can still defeat him with one sword. Who said that a woman can't have the strength of a million masters with one sword? This kid's mother is one of the only three sword masters that This Old Man has seen in his life. "
Hsu Fengnian didn't say anything. His left hand held the Spring Thunder.
The old man looked at the twin blades and laughed, "So he's used to using his left hand. Little girl, you see, This Old Man said that this kid is very cunning."
Hsu Fengnian laughed and stood up. He slowly said, "I won't listen to the book today."
When Hsu Fengnian left the carriage, Jiang Ni was in a daze and was a bit annoyed.
The old man asked, "Little girl Jiang, how was it? Do you want to learn some skills from This Old Man? "
He didn't expect Jiang Ni to say without hesitation, "Learn what!"
The old man was puzzled, "Why not? Back then, the number of idiots that begged This Old Man to be his disciple could line up from Beiliang all the way to Donghai."
Jiang Ni coldly said, "If I learned from you, Hsu Fengnian would have killed me a long time ago."
The old man raised his sparse eyebrows, "He dares?!"
Jiang Ni put the book back into the box and sighed, "Besides, you're only good at talking. Learning from you won't amount to much."
The old man held his stomach and laughed. He almost rolled around in the carriage.
Jiang Ni angrily said, "What are you laughing at!"
The old man sat up straight and mysteriously whispered, "Do you know who This Old Man is?"
Jiang Ni calmly said, "Why should I care who you are?"
The old man rubbed his chin and lay in the carriage. He crossed his legs and muttered to himself, "That's true. Even This Old Man has almost forgotten who he is. Who would remember the wooden horse and ox?"
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