Xiao Qing looked at An Xiu's tailor-made training plan after upgrading and upgrading, and wanted to cry without tears: "Sister, do you really want me to die? No, life is simply worse than death!"

An Xiu touched her head with a gentle smile, but her tone was undeniably firm: "Don't cry, don't flinch. Have you forgotten what you promised me yesterday? Listen to me, practice hard, and never be lazy!"

Xiao Qing nodded with tears in her eyes: "Yeah."

An Xiu said again: "Think about Fa Hai again."

Xiao Qing immediately wiped away her tears, her eyes glowed with resentment, unwillingness, and persistence, and she nodded vigorously: "Well, sister, I will! Just like you said, I will use my strength to hit him hard and hard in the futureTell him to look down on us, tell him to laugh at us as a delusion to become immortals, tell him to keep saying "If you are a demon, you will kill it" and "A demon is born to be a sin"!It really pissed me off."

An Xiu patted Xiao Qing on the shoulder: "Not bad."

Xiao Qing raised her head: "Sister, since I have made up my mind to practice hard in the future, it is not too much to take a long vacation before I officially start? I swear, this will be my last vacation!"

"Huh?" Still not giving up, An Xiu smiled slightly, raised her eyebrows slightly, and spit out the three ruthless words, "Impossible." If you don't take advantage of Xiao Qing's anger and squeeze it hard, waiting for the strength to pass will be half the effort.up.Strike while the iron is hot, and procrastination is absolutely unacceptable.

Xiao Qing: "Ah, ah." It seems that she can only hope that she can win the bet with An Xiu about Xu Xian, so that she can have half a year's respite.

Xiao Qing thought for a while, and then asked An Xiu: "What about you, sister? Have you upgraded your cultivation plan?" It would be too unfair if you only upgraded her, Xiaoqing's, and she refused to accept it.

An Xiu smiled and said, "Which day won't my cultivation intensity be at least double that of yours? When did I avoid laziness? I'm not your little lazy snake."

As she spoke, she recited a formula, and a shiny white jade box appeared in front of her, saying, "Xiao Qing, of course my training plan has also been upgraded. I thought about it yesterday, and I decided to give it a good challenge."By myself, do some cultivation that I didn't dare to do at all." It happened that Xu Xian was busy making money during this time, and nothing major would happen for the time being. As for the small things, let him solve them by himself.things.

Xiao Qing pointed to the jade box curiously and asked, "Sister, what's in it? What do you want to challenge?"

An Xiu said, "Xiao Qing, take three steps back first."

After Xiao Qing did so, An Xiucai opened the jade box, revealing the treasure inside.

Even though he had already taken three steps back, Xiao Qing stretched out his hand to cover his eyes the moment the jade box was opened: "Ah, sister, this is the golden bowl of Fayin from Monk Fa Hai! What are you taking it out for? I thoughtYou destroyed it long ago!"

Anxiu closed the box: "The golden bowl of Fayin is the treasure of the Jinshan Temple. It is said that it was given by the Tathagata Buddha to the founder of Jinshan Temple to subdue demons and eliminate demons. How can it be so easily destroyed?"

Xiao Qing said: "Then my sister will throw it far away. Anyway, it is fine not to let it return to Fa Hai. It is Fayin's golden bowl, and it is used to subdue demons and demons. I don't know how many we have received.Yaozu, I am afraid when I see it. And this thing seems to be able to make a strange sound, I am disturbed when I hear it, I can’t concentrate at all, it’s very uncomfortable.”

Xiao Qing felt right.The Fayin Golden Bowl is indeed the nemesis of demons. It can emit a kind of Dharma sound that interferes with the minds of demons. In the original plot, when it complements Fa Hai's mantra, the mana can be greatly enhanced. Even Bai Suzhen, who has practiced for thousands of years, is not it.Its opponents tried their best not to be taken away by it.

But, that was Bai Suzhen, not her An Xiu.

An Xiu smiled and said, "Xiao Qing, you forgot, I touched it yesterday and brought it back with it tucked in my sleeve. Am I okay?"

Only then did Xiao Qing realize something was wrong: "Yeah, sister, how can you touch it? Why aren't you afraid of it?" Before that, her focus was on the string of red treasures that turned Fa Hai from a human into a demon.On the crystal bracelet, I never thought about how An Xiu brought Fayin Jinbo back home.

An Xiu put her hands on the jade box and shook her head: "Actually, I'm a little scared." After all, the original body is a snake demon, so how can there be no inherent fear when encountering a magic weapon to eliminate demons?Yesterday, her original idea was to make Fa Hai no longer possess the golden bowl artifact, put it in this jade box that can only isolate the breath, and then find a place to bury it deep.

However, when she approached Fa Hai and found that Fayin Golden Bowl not only did not repel her, but she could even reach out to touch her after trying, she changed her mind.

And this is what Fa Hai couldn't understand and was extremely shocked.An Xiu is obviously just a thousand-year-old white snake demon, how could he take the Fayin Golden Bowl with him like a small gadget, and take it away in his sleeve?Isn't this as unbelievable as a ghost appearing in the sun?

An Xiu thought, maybe this has something to do with the fact that her soul in this body is human, and her identity in the previous small world was Weaver Girl, and she stayed in the heaven for a while after completing the task, so she is not a pure demon.

But for Xiao Qing, An Xiu of course didn't use this explanation, but took this opportunity to feed her another dose of chicken soup: "Do you know why I, as a snake demon, can resist our demon clan's nemesis Fayin Golden Bowl?"

"Because I have been cultivating hard all the time for the past thousand years, and I have thousands of years of profound Taoism!"

"As long as you have deep skills, as long as you have great skills, ghosts and ghosts can not be afraid of the sun, demons can not be afraid of magic weapons to subdue demons, and the lower immortals can beat the upper immortals!"

Xiao Qing's face was full of admiration: "Sister, you are amazing!"

An Xiu patted her on the shoulder: "However, just being able to resist is not enough. I told you before that you should challenge yourself and do some cultivation that I didn't dare to do at all. I just use it——Fa YinjinCome and help me!"

Xiao Qing turned pale with fright: "Ah? Sister, don't act recklessly! This is too dangerous."

An Xiu said firmly: "No, I have made up my mind. I believe that the more I fear something, once I overcome it, the more it will promote my improvement. So I have decided to use this golden bowl of Fayin to help meCultivate to a higher level!" In this world, sufficient strength is the last word!

Xiao Qing was stunned and said after a long time, "Sister, you have to be careful."

An Xiu said, "Well, I have my own measure."

Xiao Qing bit her lip, and said with sincere emotion: "Sister, you are really a ruthless person, you are ruthless to me, and you are even more ruthless to yourself!"

An Xiu smiled and said, "Of course, if you don't push yourself, how can you know how far you can go?" There is a very popular saying in modern times, "If you don't push yourself, you will never know yourself."How good it is." She felt very reasonable.

And, if you don't push yourself, life will push you.If she doesn't hurry up to improve her strength, she can win this time when she meets Fa Hai, but what if she meets some kind of immortal or Taoist next time?What if they still have some terrible magic weapon on them?Originally a demon, she already had a disadvantage in her birth, so she couldn't put all her hopes on repaying Xu Xian's success and meeting the fate of immortality. Before that, she also had to have the ability to overcome the enemy.

"Xiao Qing, if we Yaozu want to become immortals, we have to endure hardships that ordinary people can't bear. It takes hundreds or even thousands of years to have the day when the hardships will come to an end. You used to be always afraid of hardships, and you always said that instead of working so hard for so long, you would be better off."It's better to stand on the present and enjoy the present blessings. However, this kind of present blessings are like straw paper, which will disappear when the wind blows, and may be broken at any time." An Xiuyu said earnestly.

Xiao Qing nodded solemnly, it seemed that she really listened this time.

An Xiu continued: "How can it be so easy for ordinary demons with no background and background? It's the same as the happiness of ordinary people in the world. You forgot that Xu Xian's brother-in-law was bullied a while ago.Did Xu Xian realize this, and this is why he has the determination to return to the academy. Even if his family’s financial conditions are limited, and there is nothing they can do to support him to enter the academy, he refuses to give up and has been trying to find ways to make money.”

Xiao Qing lowered her head with some guilt: "Then I became a monk before, and I went to the temple to shake his determination to study. Did I ruin his business? I'm sorry sister, I really didn't think so much, I just thoughtI won the bet. I was wrong."

An Xiu shook her head: "It won't be a bad thing. Don't underestimate Xu Xian, I told you once, if a person really decides on one thing, really decides to walk a path, then kneel down and kneel down.", Climb and climb over.”

Xiao Qing said "um", raised her head and said, "Then... since this is the case, why don't we give him some money, not much, just enough for the tuition of the academy. I give up our bet, I don't want itIt’s half a year’s vacation, and I’m willing to start cultivating right away.”

An Xiu smiled and refused: "No, it's not necessary. I helped him so much secretly before, if he hasn't made progress until now, and can't even solve this small matter, it's really disappointing."

"I have decided, from this time on, to change the strategy of helping him, to teach people how to fish, not to fish. I must let him learn to be independent!"

Xiao Qing nodded vigorously: "Well, sister, what you said must be right, I think it makes sense."

Let's talk about Xu Xian's side.

An Xiu's reasoning against Fa Hai is correct. What the young monk Xiao Qing said that day not only failed to shake Xu Xian's determination to study, but instead strengthened his mind.

He seriously thought about his current situation, wrote down the advantages and disadvantages of reading one by one, and compared them with each other.Then he is very sure that reading is a must, because giving up reading because of the temporary financial burden at the moment is a short-sighted behavior.

Moreover, he firmly believes that with his strength, after studying at Hongru Academy for a period of time, he should be able to pass the county examination next year, the government examination and the college examination the following year with certainty, and become a scholar.duty free.If the ranking is relatively high and you become an endowed student, the government will also give subsidies every month, including endowment silver and endowment rice.At that time, not only will you no longer need to spend money, but you can also make money.

It's just that, even if everything goes well, it will take a full two years from the time he enters the academy to the time he is admitted as a scholar.And the sum of the various expenses in the past two years, no matter how frugal he is, it will cost at least twenty taels of silver.

This number is really quite large.

Dr. Chen of Le Shan Tang is really a good person and appreciates Xu Xian very much.Although Xu Xian did not worship Dr. Chen as his teacher in the end, but recommended another kind-hearted medical apprentice whom he met during the free clinic to him, but he was not dissatisfied with Xu Xian at all because of this.If you have money, offer to lend it to him.However, when Mrs. Chen found out, she was unwilling in every possible way, and made a big fuss, scolding Xu Xian for being a thankless wretch, and cursing her husband for being ignorant of people.

Xu Xian already felt guilty towards Dr. Chen, and he really didn't dare to let Dr. Chen's backyard catch fire because of him, so after thanking him sincerely, he politely declined Dr. Chen's kindness.

And the dean of Hongru Academy admired Xu Xian very much, and offered to cover his expenses for the past two years.It's just that although the dean has a great reputation, he is an upright person with a clean sleeve, a family and a family, and he doesn't have much money to spare.Xu Xian remembered what happened to Dr. Chen's family, thanked the dean for his kindness, and decided to wait until he had saved enough money before entering the academy.

"I will not give up. No matter how difficult the road ahead is, I will persevere. I am still young. Even if it takes two or three years to save twenty taels of silver, I was only twenty-two years old at that time.There's still time!" Xu Xian thought, after the initial impetuousness passed, his heart calmed down.

So, one day when he was free, he went to Lingyin Temple to offer incense.

After eating vegetarian food, a young monk handed over a pen and paper, put his palms together and bowed to Xu Xian: "Almsgiver, you can write down your wish on the paper and offer it to the Buddha. The Buddha knows your wish."In the end, it will definitely help you get what you want.”

Xu Xian thanked with a smile, took the pen, and wrote the word "reading" on the paper.

Seeing this, the little monk exclaimed, "Donor, your handwriting is so beautiful! I have never had such beautiful handwriting!"

Xu Xian smiled and said, "You're too much for the prize."

The little monk asked again: "Benefactor, I heard that the way of calligraphy and painting is interlinked. I wonder how you paint?"

Xu Xian nodded slightly: "You can still see people."

The little monk's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said: "Benefactor, please come with me, I need your help." He took Xu Xian and walked towards the Daxiong Hall.

Daxiong Palace.

The little monk came over with a stack of yellow paper, offered the pen and paper, bowed to him and said, "Benefactor, can you please draw a portrait of Buddha? It won't take too much time for you."

Xu Xian nodded: "Of course. The Buddha saves all sentient beings. I'm afraid my painting is not good enough and I'm disrespectful to the Buddha." After finishing speaking, he began to paint with a pious expression.

The little monk watched from the side, amazed.After finishing the portrait of the Buddha, the little monk hurriedly said again: "Benefactor, you painted really well! Donor, please wait a moment. I will ask our abbot for instructions. Our abbot may want to talk to you."Bo ran out at the speed of Bo, leaving behind Xu Xian who was holding a pen and didn't know what happened.

After a while, the abbot with a gray beard arrived, and when he saw the Buddha statue painted by Xu Xian, he was also full of admiration.Then, the abbot asked Xu Xian to help him make 300 Buddha statues.

It turned out that the end of the year was approaching, and in order to give back to the pilgrims, the abbot planned to give a small gift to each of the 300 pilgrims who bought the most incense this year, and a letter of blessing.And in this letter, the abbot thought it over and over again, and felt that something with the characteristics of a Buddhist temple should be added, so he thought about sending another Buddha statue.It's just another question of who will paint.Well-known painters charge too much, and the level of low fees is too low, which may desecrate the Buddha. It is really difficult.

The little monk saw the abbot's troubles in his eyes, so he kept an eye out, and observed the handwriting of the pilgrims when they were writing their wishes on the paper before worshiping the Buddha, in order to find someone with good calligraphy and painting skills.That's how Xu Xian was discovered by him.

Xu Xian responded immediately: "The abbot has a compassionate heart and often helps the poor. I have admired him for a long time. It is my honor to be able to do things for the abbot and make a portrait of Buddha. Is there any reason why I shouldn't?"

Therefore, Xu Xian did not leave the booth to write letters, couplets, etc. for several days, but stayed in the temple to paint seriously.

Five days later, three hundred very finely painted Buddha images were completed.The abbot nodded with satisfaction after checking one by one: "The donor's Buddha portrait is very well drawn. Your outstanding painting skills are just one of them, and the most important thing is your sincerity."

Xu Xian bowed to the abbot, "You are too much." He was about to leave.

The abbot stopped him, and asked the young monk beside him to bring him a few small silver ingots: "This is the reward give to the donor. These days, it is really hard for the donor." The addition of several small silver ingots made about tenIt looks like a few taels.

Xu Xian was taken aback, and refused again and again: "I do things for the abbot, and I don't ask for compensation."

The abbot insisted: "The benefactor has helped me a lot, I have to thank the benefactor, and I ask the benefactor to accept it, otherwise I will feel uneasy."

Xu Xian thought for a while, and only took the smallest silver ingot: "Abbot, you are welcome, then I will take two taels of silver." In five days, he got two taels of silver.is quite a lot.Xu Xian felt that it was enough.

The abbot praised: "The benefactor does not seek profit and is not greedy for money. admire that." He personally sent Xu Xian out of the temple.

Lingyin Temple is very large, and when the two of them left the temple, they happened to meet a few pilgrims who didn't know the way and asked for directions.After Xu Xian showed them the way patiently, he suddenly had an idea and bowed to the abbot: "Abbot, I only wanted to do my best for you and Lingyin Temple, and I didn't expect to ask for your reward.I took the silver taels, and I felt really sorry. Seeing the pilgrims lost their way today, I had an idea, why not draw maps of Lingyin Temple on the outer murals of various temples, so that they can find their way easily.”

After hearing this, the abbot was very grateful: "Then there will be a benefactor."

Therefore, Xu Xian stayed in Lingyin Temple for another five full days and painted five large map murals.Fine, accurate, clear, and clear, everyone is full of praise when they see it.

After the painting was finished, the abbot gave Xu Xian another ten taels of silver regardless of Xu Xian's repeated excuses: "Benefactor, don't refuse any more. You have helped me a lot, and you deserve all of this."

Xu Xian had no choice but to accept it.Now counting the three taels of silver he had saved before, he already had a full fifteen taels of silver, which was only five taels short of the twenty taels of silver he would have spent on schooling.

When he left Lingyin Temple, he looked at the brilliant clouds in the sky, as if he saw his way forward, and his mood suddenly brightened.

And the short five taels of silver will soon no longer be a problem!