Chapter 63 Thousand Buddha Sculpture Banquet, [Chess Saint] watching chess
Xixi's birthday has just passed, and the weather has become increasingly cold.
Wintersweet stands proudly in the cold winter, stained by pure white snowflakes. The bluestone floor of the long street in the inner city is covered with thick snow, which is dazzlingly white.
Li Che bid farewell to Xu You, who had led a team out of the city to eliminate evil spirits, and returned to his small courtyard in Qingfeng Lane.
Lao Chen was sitting on a wicker chair, drinking old wine under the eaves, looking at the dry old trees in the yard, in a daze.
"Old Chen, what are you thinking about?" After Li Che came back, he shook the snow off the oil paper umbrella and asked curiously.
The focus in Lao Chen's eyes returned and he shook his head: "As people get older, they tend to become dazed..."
"In a while, Shenzong will send people to Feilei City to select soul boys... If Xixi stays safe during this period, she will probably be selected to join Shenzong..."
"Old Chen, I...I'm afraid it will be difficult to see Xixi in the future."
Lao Chen sighed, picked up the wine gourd, and poured a few sips into his mouth.
After spending a long time with his children, if they suddenly had to be separated for a long time, Lao Chen would really feel blocked in his heart, and would be eroded by endless loneliness and worry.
Worried that if I die in the future... I won't be able to see my children.
"Then why don't you go with us to Shenzong to accompany Xixi in practice?"
Li Che said softly.
Lao Chen rolled his eyes and looked at Li Che as if he were a fool: "Ah Che... you are still too young."
"The Shen Sect recruits disciples, and only family members can accompany them. How can I be qualified to follow Xixi when she joins the sect to practice?" Old Chen shook his head. After all, he is dozens of years old, and he still knows some inside stories of the Shen Sect.
When Li Che heard this, he couldn't help but chuckle: "Don't worry... Xixi will not abandon you."
"Aren't you just going to Shenzong, no problem..."
Old Chen shook his head, how could the rules of a giant like Shenzong be easily changed for you?
Li Che chatted with Lao Chen for a few more words, and then planned to go to the independent workshop to practice and work.
However, before going out, rustling footsteps could be heard outside the yard.
Li Che raised his eyes and saw that the wind and snow were torn apart.
Two figures wearing crane cloaks came walking through the soft snow and knocked softly on the wide open courtyard door.
"Master Li, are you here?"
The visitors were none other than Xu Hexi and Xu Beihu.
"Congratulations to Master Li for being promoted to the 'Shidu' Wood Sculpture Master. I'm very happy to congratulate you. It's really a blessing for me, Xu Ji." Xu Hexiao had a gentle smile on his lips and a divine sword on his waist.
He looked at Li Che with a bit of surprise and burning eyes.
Xu Hexi never thought that a man with mud legs who climbed up and down in the outer city could actually become a master of wood carving.
"It's just luck." Li Che responded with cupped fists.
It was obvious that Xu Ji did not attach as much importance to him as a master of wood carving as he imagined, otherwise it would not be Xu Hexi but the family head Xu Nanming.
A master woodcarver, not worthy of the family owner’s personal favor?
Chen Dabao, who was in the presence of the old god, heard that Li Che had become a master of wood carving. He jumped up from the wicker chair in shock and couldn't close his jaw.
What the hell, why didn’t he know that he was the one who taught Li Che wood carving? There's no trust anymore, right?
Old Chen stared at Li Che in surprise.
But after all, he was old enough to be in the world, so he quickly calmed down and kept many things in his heart without asking.
Xu Beihu next to Xu Hexi also had a complicated look on his face, and the shock in his heart had not yet been digested at this moment.
"The woodcarving master relies on real skills and craftsmanship. How can he be successful just by luck?"
"Master Li, don't be modest. I heard that Master Li carved a statue of 'Three Immortals Riding Bulls and Suspicious Thoughts on Swords' for my third brother yesterday? I wonder...can Hexi ask Master Li for a divine wooden sculpture?"
Xu Hexi cupped his fists and said.
"Five hundred gold leaves, I will make the shape and the spirit wood. Although Master Li is my Xu Ji wood carver, according to the rules of the wood carving master, Xu Ji will not take any commission..."
Five hundred gold, a wooden sculpture.
It's really a sky-high price.
But for the divine monks, a divine wooden sculpture can help them slow down the penance of the moon, which is naturally worth it.
After all, if you want to build a divine foundation and practice...you have to race against time.
Li Che glanced at Xu Hexi in surprise. Did he come directly to ask for the divine wood carving?
Xu Ji remembered that his attitude and reaction after becoming a wood carving master were... somewhat beyond Li Che's expectations.
Chen Dabao on the side also frowned.
Li Che thought about it carefully and realized that the [Chess Saint] Dao Fruit had greatly improved and helped his reasoning and thinking abilities.
He soon figured out why.
"Big shopkeeper, I just became a master of wood carving. I spent a lot of time carving that statue for Xu You, so I won't accept orders for the time being..." Li Che shook his head and rejected the transaction.
It's not that he doesn't want to earn these five hundred gold leaves.
Instead, in the next few days, he plans to officially attack the Tongmai Realm so that he can be more confident in the Qi and Blood Martial Arts.
Li Qingshan said that he would take him to the Weird Temple. Li Che took it seriously, but he was also very cautious. The stronger he was, the safer he would be.
The smile on Xu Hexi's face gradually faded, and he never thought that Li Che actually refused, even though the reason was reasonable.
But he still felt a little uncomfortable.
"Then I'll bother Master Li. Heji will come back another day to ask for the statue..." Xu Heji calmed down his emotions and bowed with his fists.
After Li Che returned the gift, the two brothers Xu Hexi and Xu Beihu turned around and left.
Lao Chen watched the two people leaving and frowned: "Ah Che, this order... you should actually take it."
"There is probably going to be a big change in Feilei City, which caused Xu Ji's attitude toward the wood carving master to change. I was worried that after investing resources, you would just slap your ass and leave... But after accepting the order, at least Xu Ji's attitude will soften. some."
Li Che opened the oil-paper umbrella and smiled: "It doesn't matter."
"Old Chen...I now have the confidence to refuse to accept orders."
After finishing speaking, he held the umbrella and walked into the snow.
Chen Dabao looked at Li Che blankly, feeling a little dazed for a moment.
Unable to overlay the calm and confident young man in front of him with the nervous and timid figure who sought his help at Xu Ji Wood Carving Shop in the outer city. Can time actually bring about such a big change in people?
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In the luxurious carriage, the furnace water is boiling.
Dense steam filled the carriage.
Xu Hexiao had no expression on his face, leaning on a soft chair and looking at the flying snow outside the car window.
"I was mistaken...I never thought that the clay-legged man back then could one day become a master of wood carving..."
"The fish jumped over the dragon's gate, and earth-shaking changes took place."
Xu Beihu poured a cup of tea for Xu Hexi and said with emotion.
"This is talent... To be able to give birth to a top-grade soul boy like Li Nuanxi, one's own talent must be quite good."
"What a pity..." Xu He shook his head.
Thinking of what the old man said to him, Xu Hexi lowered his eyes slightly, flashing a hint of anger.
You carve wood carvings for Lao San for free, and I spend five hundred gold leaves and you don’t even accept the order...
What a great face!
You ungrateful animal……
Slowly closing his eyes, Xu Hexi said to Xu Beihu: "Go to the city lord's palace, find Zhao Xuanhai, and tell him about Li Che becoming a wood carving master. Didn't he always want Li Che to carve wood carvings?"
"Just as he wished."
When Xu Beihu heard this, his hand that poured tea suddenly stopped.
Boiling hot tea poured out.
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The sky is getting dark and snow is falling all over the sky.
Snowflakes like goose feathers are scattered in the world, enveloping the atmosphere.
On the long street, there are fewer and fewer pedestrians.
Although the inner city is more prosperous than the outer city, the population is much smaller, so when it gets dark, there are basically not many pedestrians.
Zhao Xuanhai was wearing a bamboo hat, with one hand tucked into his chest. His burly figure looked like a bear walking in the world, but the ground was covered with snow. As he walked, he left no footprints.
"This Li Che...has actually become a master of wood carving, which is interesting."
"What a genius. The city lord will definitely like it. If the city lord's 'Thousand Buddha Sculpture Banquet' can get a master of wood carving, it will definitely be a success."
Most wood carving masters have been tied to wealthy families for many years and cannot move.
A wild new wood carving master, that would be so delicious.
"The Xu family simply chose to sell the newly minted wood carving master, knowing that they could not stop the city lord's 'Thousand Buddha Sculpture Banquet'."
"As expected, he started out as a businessman. He is indeed cold-blooded and only pursues profit."
Looking up at the independent workshop in the alley, the Xu family directly revealed the location of the workshop to him.
"Li Che, Li Che..."
"When I spent money to treat you to a toast, you didn't want it. Now... just drink the fine wine."
Zhao Xuanhai stepped down, took out an angry boy's mask from his arms, and covered his face.
The sky is full of wind and snow.
They all seemed to be stagnant, as if they were being burned and melted by flames.
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In an independent workshop.
Li Che sat quietly while Feixue swayed.
But just as it was about to land on the tip of his hair, it was twisted and torn apart by invisible force.
In front of him, Li Che made a chessboard out of nanmu, with vertical and horizontal lines arranged in it. However, there was not a single chess piece on the chessboard, it was completely empty.
He gently placed his palm across the chessboard.
Instantly.
In the chest.
Dao Fruit [Chess Saint] trembled violently.
The spirit was lifted up in an instant, and the divinity between heaven and earth boiled, intertwined and condensed, forming an invisible chessboard like a criss-cross path.
Li Che slowly opened his eyes.
He saw...
At the entrance of the alley, Zhao Xuanhai slowly took out an angry child mask and covered his face...
I saw him walking step by step towards the workshop in the alley.
Like a black chess piece on a chessboard.
can not wait……
Toward a death.
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