章 32: Cloudy Bookbag Seven Slips
編集者: Nyoi-Bo Studio
After spending a whole day learning the Fierce Tiger Heavy Fist from Xu Jingyang, Chi Qiaosong headed back that night just as always.
Since he was officially now a day school student of the military academy, there was no need for him to stay in the dormitory anymore as it wasn't required.
Once he returned to the farmhouse, he looked at the greenhouse that wasn't even lit by any light and saw the information about the farm.
Level 2 Farm: 2/15 hectare
Fertilizer Storage: 2 bags
Spirit Roots(2): Bay Tree(...), Saturn Peach Tree(...)
External Spirit Root: None
Spirit Plants: ...
Since it wasn't September yet and he had yet to hunt a spirit beast to turn them into fertilizers, only two bags of fertilizers remained in the storage.
He clicked on the dots behind the bay tree and saw that only the Crazed Bull Heavy Fist, 12 Paths Spring Kick, and Yu Sword Skill were in the detailed information.
The Fierce Tiger Heavy Fist was not on there.
Even after two weeks of training, it was clear that he had yet to grasp the fundamentals of the Fierce Tiger Heavy Fist. It was harder to master a threshold martial art compared to physical martial arts, after all.
One could not master a threshold martial art by simply training the same movement repeatedly. They would need to understand and master the visible strength changes in the movements.
That was something that one would have to spend a lot of time thinking about as it was highly complicated. Time had to be spent as they continued to try and understand the skills.
The young boy turned his attention away from the farm and headed back to the farmhouse.
A few days back, he had directed electricity from his family house to the farmhouse and was now able to light the inside of the farmhouse with a 30 watts light bulb.
At first, he was planning on writing some novels with the light, but once his plan of becoming a successful author failed, he started to read the Cloudy Bookbag Seven Slips at night under the light instead.
There was no way he would waste the 25 dollars and 80 cents that he had spent to buy that book.
To be more precise, the first half of the book contained, or 40% of the entire content, needed to be drilled into his mind. He'd only have to memorize all of them as that 40% contained the talisman patterns meant to be used in drawing talismans.
There were four patterns to construct a talisman: the variant texts, seal scripts, spirit symbols, and runes.
Without understanding the detail, it would be hard for him to create a powerful talisman.
He started reading the variant texts first.
According to his understanding, variant text was a form of text made by combining different characters, forming almost infinite combinations.
The content was even more complex than a dictionary, from how these characters were combined to the reduction of strokes and the replacement of punctuations and spaces.
After studying for a while, Chi Qiaosong could feel his head hurting.
He couldn't help but close the book and said, "I finally understand why it's so hard to learn internal strength. This book is pretty much as hard as the heaven scriptures!"
Even the science subjects back on Earth were easier.
He could see that it would take him forever to finish reading the entire book.
"However..." Chi Qiaosong turned to look at the greenhouse through the window. "I wonder if the Cloudy Bookbag Seven Slips is considered an internal strength?"
If his guess was correct, it could grow on the Saturn peach tree and bloom.
With that in mind, he walked out of the farmhouse to check on the peach tree. However, only the Purple Cloud Serenity could be seen on the tree and the Cloudy Bookbag Seven Slips was nowhere to be seen.
Either the Cloudy Bookbag Seven Slips was not considered an internal strength, or he had yet to understand its fundamentals.
"Well, let's just wait and see. I'll have to read the whole book at least once first." He couldn't help but take a deep breath to mitigate the pain in his head.
The young boy turned his attention back to the book after that.
The cicadas outside the farm had quieted as the night turned late.
The light on the ceiling was radiating heat on top of Chi Qiaosong's head as if it were a mini fireplace.
There was no fan or an air conditioner in the farmhouse.
The boy had no choice but to take his clothes off and only wore a boxer. As he continued to read, sweat continued to drip to the floor. The mosquitos outside the farmhouse had detected his sweaty smell and were trying to get past the mosquito net that covered the door and windows.
Underneath the table, half of the mosquito-repellent incense had been burnt, and the faint chrysanthemum aroma from the incense had filled the room.
As time slowly passed, Chi Qiaosong yawned and fell asleep, resting his head on his arms.
"Hey! Over here!"
A squirrel waved at another squirrel.
Chi Qiaosong, still a little hazy, listened to the squirrels and realized he could understand them.
"I'm coming!" the other squirrel replied.
The two squirrels ran through the forest. They would pause on a branch from time to time to make sure that there was no danger nearby.
Once they were sure that the surroundings were safe, they would continue running.
After a while, they arrived at the fence made of bamboo and barbed wires. However, those weren't enough to stop the two little animals as they easily climbed past the fence.
Chi Qiaosong also followed the two squirrels.
In front of him was now a vast greenhouse that seemed familiar to him, but he could not remember where he had seen it before.
The squirrels quickly entered the greenhouse and started munching the vegetables and fruits there. Chi Qiaosong stood behind them and watched them enjoy their feasts.
Once the two little animals were full, one of them said, "That's enough for me. How about you?"
"Yup. Me too. Should we go?"
"Let's go."
"Let's go."
The two squirrels quickly climbed over the fence and ran towards the forest. A few minutes in, one of the squirrels suddenly stopped and said, "I want to go see little gourd."
The other squirrel nodded. "Okay! Let's go see little gourd."
They changed direction, ran for a while, and stopped to check for dangers before continuing. Still fuzzy, Chi Qiaisong followed the animals to see the little gourd they were talking about.
After a while, they finally reached a cave on the mountain and saw the little gourd. It was a gourd plant that wasn't big, and its vine was climbing up a dead tree next to it. The flowers on the vine had faint colors, but they were colorful.
One of the flowers had already withered, and a small gourd was growing out of it. It was only the size of an eraser and would swing back and forth as the wind blew.
"Little gourd. So pretty..." The squirrels climbed up the vine and looked at the plant up close.
The other squirrel reached its paw out to touch it. "So pretty..."
Suddenly, a hoot could be heard.
One of the squirrels froze and said in a shaky voice, "I-it's an owl..."
"O-owl?" The other squirrel started to tremble.
"Run!"
"Run!"
The two little animals quickly ran out of the cave while Chi Qiaosong chased after them until his world began to spin, and he opened his eyes.
The lightbulb was still radiating heat on the top of his head.
The faint chrysanthemum aroma still filled the room.
He wiped the drool off the corner of his mouth, and it took him a while to realize what had happened. "I was asleep, and it was just a dream... The dream felt quite real, though. The two squirrels came to my farm and ate some of the plants..."
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