In Li Mu's bedroom, Liu Hanyan sat in front of the bed. She frowned and gently rubbed her wrist that was grabbed by Li Mu and was now a little bruised.
Li Mu looked embarrassed and explained, "I'm sorry, Lady Liu. I didn't mean to …"
"Forget it …"
It was normal for constables to be vigilant. Liu Hanyan pointed to a soup bowl on the table and said, "Wanwan is sick, so I made some chicken soup for her. I also brought you a bowl. You're weak, so drink it to nourish your body."
"Thank you, Lady Liu."
This was a normal interaction between neighbors, so Li Mu didn't refuse.
Li Mu picked up the bowl and drank the soup. Liu Hanyan sat on the side and waited for him to finish before taking the soup bowl back.
Li Mu took a sip and found that the chicken soup actually tasted good. He originally thought that Liu Hanyan was the kind of girl who didn't do household chores. He didn't expect that in addition to singing well, she could also make good soup.
After drinking a few mouthfuls, Li Mu raised his head and asked, "What's wrong with Wanwan?"
Li Mu was still very concerned about the little girl who often ate and drank at his place.
"Isn't it because she's timid …" Liu Hanyan breathed a sigh of relief and said helplessly, "In the morning, she was still pestering me to watch the show. In the end, when she really saw the scene, she was scared. When she came back, she started to have a fever. If she doesn't get better tomorrow, I'm afraid we'll have to call a doctor. Unfortunately, she doesn't like to drink medicine …"
According to Liu Hanyan's description, it should be the first time that Wanwan saw an execution. Her mind should be frightened.
In this case, ordinary medicine would have very little effect. However, Taoist Fu-lu was very effective in calming the mind.
Li Qing once gave him such a talisman. In addition to exorcising ghosts and warding off evil spirits, it also had the effect of calming the mind. Unfortunately, when he encountered the evil spirit, he used up all his magical power.
After Liu Hanyan left, Li Mu also walked out of the house.
Now that his first spirit had been formed, his mana had increased and he could be considered to have taken a peek at the door of cultivation. He had the ability to write some simple Fu-lu.
Fu-lu was an important branch of the Dao Sect's Divine Abilities and Spells. It mainly used talismans to communicate with the heavens and the earth. It had the effect of curing illnesses, dispelling disasters, summoning deities and exorcising ghosts, and suppressing devils and demons.
Low-level talismans could cure illnesses and eliminate disasters, as well as calm the mind. High-level talismans, on the other hand, had great power that did not lose to Daoist techniques. Among the six Daoist sects, the Fu-lu School also had a place.
Li Mu went out and bought a brush, ink, cinnabar, and yellow paper. He was ready to draw the first Fu-lu of his life.
He chose a Fu-lu called the "Soul-Fixing Talisman". The main function of this Fu-lu was to calm one's mind and concentrate one's mind. It had a miraculous effect on those who were frightened.
According to the book, there were three main points of talismans.
First, in order to draw a talisman, one must first clear one's mind. Only when one cleared all distracting thoughts and focused one's mind can one successfully enter the talisman drawing state.
Second, the Fu-lu must be drawn in one go. In the complex talisman, there were many places that required one stroke to be drawn. Any pause or interruption could cause the Fu-lu to be ineffective.
Third, the talisman must be filled with mana. If one's mana was too much or too little, the talisman drawing would fail.
This was Li Mu's first time drawing a talisman. Li Qing was not here, so he had no one to ask for advice. He could only slowly explore by himself.
The first thing he had to do was to familiarize himself with the runes of the "Soul-Fixing Talisman". This rune was composed of irregular dots and lines. To write it in one go was not an easy task. It required a lot of practice.
Li Mu first used ordinary white paper and ink to practice writing the runes. This Fu-lu's grade was not high, but the runes were very complicated. It was dazzling to look at. He spent more than an hour before he was barely able to draw the runes in one go.
What he had to do after that was to fill the tip of the brush with mana while drawing the runes. During this period, the strength of the mana and whether or not there was a pause or interruption when drawing the brush were all crucial to the success of the talisman drawing.
This matter was difficult to think about, but it was even more difficult to actually do it. His mind remembered it, his eyes understood it, but his hands did not listen to him.
Last time when he saw Li Qing draw a talisman, it was easy. Han Zhe also succeeded in one go. When it was his turn to do it himself, the situation was completely different.
In a short while, he had already drawn ten pieces in a row.
The method to determine whether a Fu-lu was successful or not was very simple. After drawing, a Fu-lu that retained mana was a successful Fu-lu. A Fu-lu with mana dissipated was no different from a piece of waste paper.
Li Mu summed up the reasons for failure. The conclusion he came to was that when he was drawing the talisman, his mind was not completely focused and could not completely enter the state of drawing the talisman.
If his mind was not focused, the movements of the talisman drawing would be difficult to be coherent. The mana would also fluctuate, causing the talisman to fail.
It was not that Li Mu did not want to focus. It was just that when he was drawing the talisman, he had to recall the runes and maintain his mana. Both of them required distraction, so how could he be focused?
The more he wanted to succeed in drawing the talisman, the more restless his heart was. The more restless his heart was, the easier it was for the talisman to fail …. He seemed to have entered a contradictory cycle.
Those who were proficient in talismans were probably familiar with the runes to the point of muscle memory. The current Li Mu was still far from being able to do this.
Li Mu looked at the pile of waste paper on the floor and suddenly thought of an idea.
He formed a one-handed sign and chanted in his heart: "Heart as clear as ice, unperturbed even if the sky collapses …"
After chanting the Clear Heart Mantra, Li Mu's face was calm and his heart was unperturbed. He had already entered the sage mode.
He dipped the brush in ink and the tip of the brush moved quickly on the paper. In a moment, another Fu-lu was formed in his hand.
This talisman looked ordinary and was no different from the waste talismans on the floor. But when he held it in his hand, he could feel the flow of mana in the runes. He had clearly succeeded in drawing the talisman.
Crafting a talisman was a laborious and exhausting matter to begin with. After failing for more than ten times in a row, Li Mu's already little magic power was almost completely exhausted. His head also felt dizzy, and he powerlessly collapsed on the bed.
"Wanwan wanted to eat dumplings today. I made some. Do you want to eat some …"
Liu Hanyan walked in from outside. Looking at the waste paper on the floor and Li Mu who was lying weakly on the bed, she said in shock: "What were you doing just now?"
In the next moment, she reacted. Her face first turned red and then became ashamed and angry.
Li Muzheng was at the age where he was full of energy. She could understand that he was doing things that he should do at his age. However, he had just offended her in the afternoon, and in the afternoon … This made Liu Hanyan wonder who he was fantasizing about.
Seeing Liu Hanyan's face turn from red to white and from white to green, Li Mu knew that she must have misunderstood something. He hurriedly climbed up from the bed and said: "Don't misunderstand. I was drawing the talisman just now …"
Liu Hanyan asked suspiciously: "Drawing the talisman?"
Li Mu hurriedly explained: "Isn't Wanwan's mind frightened? Ordinary prescriptions are useless for her, so I drew a Soul-Locking Talisman. After turning it into talisman water and drinking it, it will immediately take effect …"
Liu Hanyan forgot for a moment whether or not Li Mu was committing blasphemy just now. She asked in surprise: "You know how to draw talismans?"
Li Mu shrugged and said: "You also know my illness. In order to live, I have to try any method …"
He handed the Soul-Locking Talisman that he had painstakingly drawn to Liu Hanyan and said: "Take this talisman back. After turning it into talisman water, let Wanwan drink it. Her illness will be cured very quickly."
In order to maintain her figure, Liu Hanyan had tried many methods. She had gone to Taoist temples and temples. She had also drunk the so-called talisman water several times, but none of them were effective.
Because of her own experience, she had always scoffed at Fu-lu and other things.
Because of Li Mu's face, she still accepted the talisman, but she didn't want to try it on Wanwan.
However, early the next morning, Wanwan's high fever still hadn't subsided. Liu Hanyan originally planned to go out and call a doctor, but when she had already walked to the door of the courtyard, she unexpectedly took out the Fu-lu.
Although she didn't believe in Fu-lu, she trusted Li Mu.
She thought about it and still turned the Fu-lu into talisman water. She brought it to Wanwan's bed and said: "Wanwan, drink this."
The girl lying on the bed weakly said: "Miss, what is this?"
"Medicine …" Liu Hanyan helped her up and said: "Drink it quickly. Drink it and your illness will be cured."
The girl opened her mouth and reluctantly drank the bowl of black "medicine". Then Liu Hanyan saw an incomparably shocking scene.
Wanwan, who was previously so weak that she couldn't even get up, immediately became lively after drinking the bowl of talisman water. She drank three bowls of porridge and ate five steamed buns in one breath …
Liu Hanyan reached out to touch her forehead and found that her forehead was no longer hot …
… …
In the morning, Li Mu woke up early. After washing up, he was about to go to the yamen when there was a knock on the door.
He opened the courtyard door and saw Liu Hanyan standing outside.
She handed a box of food to Li Mu and said with a smile: "You haven't eaten breakfast yet, right? I bought some for you. You can go to the yamen after you finish eating."
Li Mu looked at Liu Hanyan in confusion. Although she had taken care of him these days, things like delivering food were usually done by Wanwan. Today she actually came in person, which made Li Mu suspect that she had other intentions.
However, he had received so many favors from others. Even if she really had other intentions, Li Mu wouldn't refuse.
Li Mu looked directly into her eyes and said: "Lady Liu, if you have something to say, just say it. As long as I can do it, I will not refuse."
Liu Hanyan didn't beat around the bush with Li Mu and asked directly: "Are there many kinds of talismans?"
Li Mu nodded. There were many kinds of talismans in Taoism, and they had a wide range of uses. The talismans that could cure diseases, dispel ghosts, and kill demons only accounted for less than one-tenth of them.
Liu Hanyan asked expectantly: "Is there a kind of Fu-lu that can keep you fat no matter how much you eat?"
Li Mu thought for a moment and said: "I'm not sure about that, but there is a kind of talisman called 'Youthful Talisman'. It can keep a person's face young and youthful. It should also have the effect of maintaining a good figure …"
He didn't know much about Fu-lu. It was limited to the book Li Qing gave him. Many high-level Fu-lu talismans could only be learned by the disciples of the Fu-lu School. Cultivators had the ability to retain their youthful looks, so they didn't value this kind of Fu-lu.
"Youthful looks and youthful looks …"
Liu Hanyan's beautiful eyes shone. She suddenly grabbed Li Mu's hand and said excitedly: "I want …"
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