Rune

Chapter 7 If you're lying to me, please tell me.
"Are you a student from Yucheng?" the old man asked.

Xu Baiyan was stunned. He didn't know why Master Fu would ask such a question, so he could only nod his head and said, "Yes."

"How long have you been in school?"

"Five years."

"What grade?"

"Beginner."

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Except for Xie Qingwan, the old man asked Xu Baiyan the most questions, so the people on the side held their breath again, and Xu Baiyan's heartbeat naturally accelerated.

The old man seemed to see the young man's uneasiness, and smiled slightly.

"Take it easy and don't expect anything."

Xu Baiyan was taken aback.

"I just saw that your hands are too thick and harsh, not like the hands of a student, so I asked a few more questions."

Xu Baiyan's heart suddenly stopped for a moment, and then slowly fell.

"Oh." He lowered his head slightly, but then, he seemed to be unwilling, and asked again: "So. I don't have talent, do I?"

The old man smiled and nodded: "Of course not."

".thanks."

Xu Baiyan cupped his hands, bowed again, and then walked back to the crowd.

Without talent, this is a very normal thing.As I said before, everyone in the world wants to become a talisman master, but talisman masters are still rare, and some things cannot be achieved with hard work.

And with the last shaking of the head by the old talisman master, even after reading the palmistry, the people around began to cheer.

Of course it was not because of Xu Baiyan, but because of Xie Qingwan.

Miss Xie was originally known in the city as a talented, beautiful person, well educated, and from a good family background.

Now, there is another chance to touch that talisman.

The people in Yucheng didn't even know what tone to use when talking to her.They could only cheer and moved forward, a few people who thought they had a good family background had already begun to think in their hearts whether they could make a marriage before this girl became a phoenix.

"Qing Wan, you are going to fly into the sky now."

"Yes, we must not forget our small town in the future."

"Wan'er, when you were young, you came to my house for dinner, do you still remember?"

The excitement and joy in Xie Qingwan's heart have not dissipated, and there is still a hint of disbelief in her smile. She tries her best to respond to the words of the villagers around her, while her eyes sweep towards the crowd, as if she is looking for something. Finally, she crosses the Looking at countless shoulders, he saw the lonely figure walking back against the flow of people.

"Xu Baiyan!" she shouted.

But the voice was instantly drowned in the cheers.

The cheers behind him didn't know how long it would last, and the street seemed a little empty.

Xu Baiyan walked back to the school alone.

He came to his seat, sat down, and rubbed his face vigorously until his skin turned red.

Then, he picked up the pen again, and as usual, with his shoulders open and his back straight, he continued to write the unfinished copybook.

No matter how desperate the old Fushi's words brought him.

This word still needs to be practiced!

Haven't written much yet.
"Hey? Where's the person?" A voice came.

Xu Baiyan turned around, and saw a person standing in front of the curtain, looking at the empty school with suspicious eyes.

This is a woman with clean eyebrows and no makeup. She is wearing a bright red dress, which makes her look a little too white.

But her age is a bit erratic.He has good skin and a good figure. At first glance, he should be in his early twenties, but his peach blossom eyes always show a look of 'causing everything'. It can only be revealed by an uncle in his 40s who has nothing to do.

This person is the teacher of Yucheng Academy.

"They're all gone." Xu Baiyan said, then turned around and continued writing.

"gone?"

"Well, a talisman master came to the city today, and everyone went to see it."

"Phew, I was startled." The teacher breathed a sigh of relief, as if thinking that it would be fine as long as it wasn't because he was always skipping classes, causing the students to abandon him.

Immediately, the teacher walked into the hall. She drank a lot of wine last night, her steps were still a little sloppy, and she came to Xu Baiyan's side with a wobble.

"Tsk, I told you, the shoulders should be flat, and the pen should be straight. Look at your pen, it's light again. Put more strength on it."

She glanced at Xu Baiyan's desk and said impatiently.

"Oh." Xu Baiyan replied, the tip of the pen hanging still.

"Anything on your mind?"

"Probably." Xu Baiyan nodded.

"Tell me."

"Just now I went with the big guy to meet the Master Talisman and let him read the palmistry. I can't." Xu Baiyan said, and then he didn't forget to add: "But Senior Sister Xie can."

"Aha, that's pretty good." The teacher said, and after walking to the teaching seat, he sat there indifferently, as if he knew that one of his students had been approved by Master Fu, and it wasn't No big deal.

“very good”

"What? A little jealous?"

"Of course not." Xu Baiyan said very seriously: "Senior Sister Xie is a talented person, I should be happy for her. But at the same time, I am also a little disappointed. After all, Master Fu said, I can't be said No, it’s not always a very happy thing.”

"Damn~ Don't worry about it, don't believe in those talisman masters, they are all trash, you are a genius, never doubt this."

"But that talisman master came from Qianmo Mountain." Xu Baiyan said.

"So what, there are only three or four people on the mountain who are not useless."

Listening to what his teacher said, Xu Baiyan scratched his head a little. Qianmo Mountain was undoubtedly a sacred place in Daqin, but now it is said to be a mountain full of trash, and anyone has to refute: "But teacher"

"What are you calling me?!" She interrupted Xu Baiyan suddenly.

"Sister Erzhusha." Xu Baiyan changed his words in embarrassment.

This school teacher has a problem. She has always asked Xu Baiyan to call herself Sister Zhu Sha in places where there are no people. Xu Baiyan asked the reason, and the other party answered that she looked young.

But the relationship between the two is teacher-student after all, so Xu Baiyan has not adapted to this title in the past few years.

"Sister Zhu Sha, I want to ask something."

"ask."

"Can you really write symbols?"

"of course."

"But after so many years, you haven't written a single talisman."

Indeed, Zhu Sha has been in Yucheng for more than five years, and not only has she not written a single talisman, she has even never written a word, at least not on paper.

Usually when she teaches students to practice calligraphy, she always writes on the sand table, and let the students copy after writing.In other words, she never used paper or a pen. Imagine a teacher who taught people to write with only wooden sticks for five years. This is too unreasonable.

"Ah, don't worry about these details, just say, over the past few years, isn't your handwriting getting better and better?"

"Yes." Xu Baiyan nodded.

"Ask yourself, is there anything more beautiful in Yucheng than your handwriting?"

"You."

"I don't count, there is no one in the world with better-looking calligraphy than mine." When Zhu Sha boasted about herself, it was always so natural.

"But." Xu Baiyan hesitated for a while, and finally said: "But you promised before that as long as you study with you for five years, you promised that I would learn to write symbols, and you also promised that I could be admitted to Chaodu Academy, but now, I But still a 'beginner'."

With this opening, he seemed to have found a channel to confide in his hardships over the years.

So he continued: "Five years ago, when you said these words, I didn't think you were lying. I always thought I was a good judge of people, so I believed you.

In the past five years, I have worked very hard to make money, and I have not missed a single tuition payment, and I have studied very seriously.

From the time I met you to the present, I have hunted 47 birds for you, including 1 eagle, which you stewed and eaten. I also went to the Gobi cliff to help you catch wild rabbits. You know how rare wild rabbits are on the Gobi Well, I squatted for three days and two nights just because you said I was hungry.

In addition, there were seven donkeys, two bison, and eleven snakes, one of which was poisonous. In order to remove the poisonous glands, I was scratched and swollen for half a month.

There is good wine in the caravan, I will help you to get it. When you wiped out the horse thief's den, you saw a silver hairpin. I bought it with military merit, but you lost it because of drinking in two months.

I feel that I am sincere and try my best.

It's October now.

I didn't want to complain. But I couldn't help but say these things.

so."

Speaking of this, Xu Baiyan raised his head and looked at the other party with extremely sincere eyes.

"If you're lying to me, please tell me, okay?"

(End of this chapter)