Chapter 1417 - 672: The Jade Figure_2
"The young master and lady are brewing tea in the garden! Hurry up and serve them!"
Without his Daoist skills, only his swordsmanship to rely on, Tie Dan dodged in a flash and rolled his eyes at the old maid.
"Courting death! Scram!"
The old maid was stunned, then burst into curses, raising her hand to slap him,
"You little bastard! Still dare to dodge! You dodge! You dodge! You..."
Tie Dan dodged left and right, suddenly picked up a pin from the dressing table, and stabbed it into the old maid’s temple.
The old maid fell with a sound, a pin stuck in her forehead, convulsing with rolling eyes, and then died.
Tie Dan kicked the corpse under the lady’s bed to hide it, suddenly realizing.
Oh, no wonder it felt familiar, he remembered, he had played this game before...
Yes, back then Lingxu had given him a Heavenly Demon Jade, saying a soul once possessed by the Heavenly Demon was trapped in the Illusion Realm, meant for tempering his heart in the mortal world.
At that time, Tie Dan, just like now, relied on his swordsmanship to dominate in the Illusion Realm, pulling out and beating up the sisters, maids, and old maids who rolled their eyes at him, quickly speeding through the level...
In short, the ’young master and lady brewing tea in the garden’, understood, just go over and give them a beating.
So, Tie Dan picked up a few more scissors and pins to hide on his body, preparing to single-handedly sweep through the State Duke Mansion, and headed towards the garden. On the way, he grabbed the tea water from a maid he happened upon and went directly into the garden, following the melodious music until he found the main characters.
Indeed, the struggle of souls doesn’t deal in falsehoods, it begins directly with sorcery.
At a glance, a large group of girls around fifteen or sixteen, chirping like sparrows, among them, seven dressed most extravagantly, as if daughters of prestigious families, wearing purple clothes, surrounding Zhu Yuer in her bright red brocade robe, competing for affection.
Tie Dan understood the situation at once and silently approached with the tea. Naturally, the young ladies wouldn’t look more than once at the servant girl next to them, focusing on competing for the affection of the young master at home, reciting poetry and playing music, trapping Zhu Yuer in a heap of cosmetics.
Tie Dan watched for a while among the maids and understood.
Zhu Yuer was indeed Zhu Yuer, and these seven ladies, along with the surrounding maids, were likely the souls within him. Whoever won Zhu Yuer’s heart would have the chance to become the master of the State Duke Mansion.
If it was Zhu Yuer’s original Seven Spirits that were chosen, it wouldn’t be a big deal, just that their character might change subtly. But if the Heavenly Demon or Huangfu Yi, the black and white twins, or other evil spirits were hiding among them, choosing incorrectly would lead to Zhu Yuer’s doom.
However, this predicament wasn’t hard to solve, as long as Tie Dan rolled up his sleeves and beat the young ladies, he should be able to force the real Heavenly Demon out...
"Hmph! Truly ignorant! What time is it! Why aren’t you cultivating and refining, but playing instead!"
At this moment, a cold snort came from the forest opposite, and the master, with a group of guests, was sightseeing in the garden.
"Father..."
Zhu Yuer quickly stepped forward to salute, the women swiftly fell silent, hiding in the pavilion as if frightened.
The father received Zhu Yuer’s salute, pointed at his nose, and scolded,
"I’ve had matters on my mind these past few days and forgot to ask you! The other day your master taught you the Nine Luminaries Sword Scripture, and now a month has passed, have you forged the sword embryo! Show me a few moves!"
With this question, Tie Dan understood that this ’father’ was likely an entity representing Zhu Yuer’s Heavenly and Earthly Souls, here to protect the Human Soul from being bullied by the Heavenly Demon, possibly acting as an examiner as well.
Zhu Yuer nodded timidly,
"In response to father, Yuer dares not forget to cultivate and refine Qi for a moment, now refining from 5:00 AM to Noon every day, spending the rest of the time diligently studying..."
The father could see at a glance that this rascal was bluffing but continued, considering the guests,
"What books have you read these past few days! Started writing? Do you have a draft?"
Zhu Yuer, sweating,
"Yes, I do, it’s in the study room, I’ll correct it a bit and copy it out..."
The father scolded,
"Follow me! Have someone bring it for me to see! If you can’t, I’ll skin you!"
Thus, Zhu Yuer had no choice but to follow his father away, while casting a mournful glance back, mouthing,
"Good sisters, you must help me..."
Oh, so that’s how the game is played.
Immediately, the seven sisters stopped fussing, started the examination, swearing to showcase their lifelong skills, win the favor of the three souls, marry Zhu Yuer, and become the head of the household!
Tie Dan, seeing this situation, thought it was not a bad idea, at least by choosing a clever one, his worries would lessen, so he put away the scissors and observed them answering the questions.
The opponents, seeing him coming over, pointed to a group of onlooking maids,
"You write as well! Whoever writes well will be heavily rewarded!"
Well, watching the fun landed on his own head, Tie Dan was speechless, but he wasn’t intimidated, so he casually picked up a pen and wrote an article on the cultivation method of sword energy, taking the opportunity to incorporate the insights he had gained from the Nuclear Fusion Celestial Book, focusing on how to harness True Sun Qi, transform it into True Yin Qi, and the key points of cultivation for using the Carefree Technique to harmonize Qi and form a Nascent Soul.
Thus, writing a Qi Gong secret with flourish, he turned it in, prepared for the eventuality that dual cultivation might be needed to resolve the potential nuclear explosion, as this guy was clueless about how to act.
Thus, everyone wrote their own poems and articles, discussing which one to select and send to the young master. However, upon reviewing them, Tie Dan couldn’t help feeling disappointed. He realized they were all just poems and essays of the Four Books and Five Classics. But of course, the Seven Spirits essentially were mere profiles of Zhu Yuer’s personality. Although he could read and write, with extraordinary comprehension, his life experience was too shallow, thus, he could only pile up words, unable to create any magnificent articles.